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I don't believe Melchizidek is a king... read this:

Hebrews 7:2 "The name Melzhizedek means "king of Justice," and king of Salem means "king of peace."

So King of Salem means "king of peace." He's not an actual king, it's a title, like saying Satan is "prince of the air."

He was the physical king of (Jeru)salem.

King Jewho?   

Simple, at the time the city was called Salem. Later, it was called Jerusalem.

That's correct. There was no Israel. But there most certainly were kings.

Salem means peace in X language. Point?

Melchizidek was both a King and Priest, which makes him unique because the only other person with those same titles is Jesus.  Salem does mean peace but a name doesn't always mean the place or person are just like the definition.  Salem was the location that would later become Jerusalem which as we all know never really had peace except for a few year here and there.

Salem comes from Shalom I believe, which means peace. And Jeru comes from something like Ir, which means city. Jerusalem then means City of Peace. Salem, as Pol said, was just basically early Jerusalem.