Melech

A descendant of King Saul.

A written article for Melech is still to come. Below and alongside: where Melech appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1300 BC
    1200 BC
  • Melech
    c. 1200 BC

Original word

  • מֶלֶךְ hammelech, melech
    H4429
Relationships
Father: Micah Brother: Ahaz Brother: Pithon Brother: Tahrea Brother: Tarea
Citations
“Melech.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Melech appears in Scripture

1 Chronicles 8

וּבְנֵי מִיכָה פִּיתוֹן וָמֶלֶךְ וְתַאְרֵעַ וְאָחָֽז׃
35
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.

1 Chronicles 9

וּבְנֵי מִיכָה פִּיתֹן וָמֶלֶךְ וְתַחְרֵֽעַ׃
41
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.

Jeremiah 36

וַיְצַוֶּה הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת-יְרַחְמְאֵל בֶּן-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת-שְׂרָיָהוּ בֶן-עַזְרִיאֵל וְאֶת-שֶֽׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶּֽן-עַבְדְּאֵל לָקַחַת אֶת-בָּרוּךְ הַסֹּפֵר וְאֵת יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא וַיַּסְתִּרֵם יְהוָֽה׃
26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.

Jeremiah 38

וַיִּקְחוּ אֶֽת-יִרְמְיָהוּ וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל-הַבּוֹר׀ מַלְכִּיָּהוּ בֶן-הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶֽת-יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲבָלִים וּבַבּוֹר אֵֽין-מַיִם כִּי אִם-טִיט וַיִּטְבַּע יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃
6
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.