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abide

Meaning of “abide”

1. To remain, stay, dwell, wait, or continue in a place, state, or relation. 2. To endure or withstand.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
82 occurrences77 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

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Showing verses 21–30 of 77 · 82 word occurrences in this result

1 Samuel 30:21
¶ And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 30:21 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid came to the two hundred men which were so faint that they could not follow Dauid, whome they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet Dauid, and to meete the people, that were with him; and when Dauid came neere to the people, he saluted them.

1611 marginal noteOr, asked them howe they did.

2 Samuel 11:11
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 11:11 · retained source text

And Uriah said vnto Dauid, The Arke, and Israel, and Iudah abide in tents, and my lord Ioab, and the seruants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then goe into mine house, to eate and to drinke, and to lie with my wife? As thou liuest, and as thy soule liueth, I will not doe this thing.

2 Samuel 15:19
¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:19 · retained source text

¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with vs? Returne to thy place, and abide with the King: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.

2 Samuel 16:18
And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:18 · retained source text

And Hushai said vnto Absalom, Nay, but whom the LORD and this people, and all the men of Israel chuse, his will I bee, and with him will I abide.

1 Kings 8:13
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:13 · retained source text

I haue surely built thee an house to dwel in, a setled place for thee to abide in for euer.

2 Chronicles 25:19
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 25:19 · retained source text

Thou sayest, Loe, thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thine heart lifteth thee vp to boast. Abide now at home, why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, euen thou, and Iudah with thee?

2 Chronicles 32:10
Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 32:10 · retained source text

Thus sayth Semacherib king of Assyria, Whereon doe ye trust, that yee abide in the siege in Ierusalem?

1611 marginal noteOr, in the strong hold.

Job 24:13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 24:13 · retained source text

They are of those that rebell against the light, they know not the wayes thereof, nor abide in the pathes thereof.

Job 38:40
When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 38:40 · retained source text

When they couch in their dennes, and abide in the couert to lie in waite?

Job 39:9
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 39:9 · retained source text

Will the Unicorne be willing to serue thee? or abide by thy cribbe?

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