מָלַךְ mâlak

Meaning

to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

In the King James Version: consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• 1 Kings 11:25 Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.
• 1 Kings 11:37 But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.
• 1 Kings 11:42 Thus the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
• 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
• 1 Kings 12:17 but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
• 1 Kings 12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
• 1 Kings 14:19 As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
• 1 Kings 14:20 And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
• 1 Kings 14:31 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
• 1 Kings 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
• 1 Kings 15:8 And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 15:9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
• 1 Kings 15:10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
• 1 Kings 15:24 And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 15:25 In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
• 1 Kings 15:28 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 15:29 As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
• 1 Kings 15:33 In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
• 1 Kings 16:6 And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 16:8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
• 1 Kings 16:10 So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 16:11 As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
• 1 Kings 16:15 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
• 1 Kings 16:16 and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
• 1 Kings 16:21 At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
• 1 Kings 16:22 But the followers of Omri proved stronger than those of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni died and Omri became king.
• 1 Kings 16:23 In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
• 1 Kings 16:28 And Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 16:29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
• 1 Kings 22:40 And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 22:41 In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
• 1 Kings 22:42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
• 1 Kings 22:50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
• 1 Kings 22:51 In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
• 2 Kings 1:17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
• 2 Kings 3:1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
• 2 Kings 3:27 So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.
• 2 Kings 8:15 But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
• 2 Kings 8:17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
• 2 Kings 8:20 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
• 2 Kings 8:24 And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 8:25 In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
• 2 Kings 8:26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
• 2 Kings 9:13 Quickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
• 2 Kings 9:29 (In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
• 2 Kings 10:5 So the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
• 2 Kings 10:35 And Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 10:36 So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
• 2 Kings 11:3 And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
• 2 Kings 11:12 Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
• 2 Kings 11:21 Joash was seven years old when he became king.
• 2 Kings 12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
• 2 Kings 12:21 His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 13:1 In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
• 2 Kings 13:9 And Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
• 2 Kings 13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.