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advise

Meaning of “advise”

1. To consider or deliberate. 2. To give counsel.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses3 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 24:13

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Every verse containing “advise”

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2 Samuel 24:13
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So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:13 · retained source text

So Gad came to Dauid, and told him, and said vnto him, Shall seuen yeeres of famine come vnto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three moneths before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three dayes pestilence in thy land? Now aduise, and see what answere I shall returne to him that sent me.

1 Kings 12:6
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¶ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:6 · retained source text

¶ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men that stood before Solomon his father, while he yet liued, and said, How doe you aduise, that I may answere this people?

1 Chronicles 21:12
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Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:12 · retained source text

Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to bee destroyed before thy foes (while that the sword of thine enemies ouertaketh thee) or else three dayes the sword of the LORD, euen the pestilence in the land, and the Angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore aduise thy selfe, what word I shall bring againe to him that sent me.

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Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To deliberate, weigh well, or consider; to consult for the purpose of taking the opinions of others.

volume 1, leaf 132, column 2 (main_dictionary)

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

To give counsel; to offer an opinion as worthy or expedient to be followed; to deliberate, consider, or consult.

volume 1, leaf 132, column 2 (main_dictionary)