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Babylon

Meaning of “Babylon”

Sense 1: The proper name of the city, land, or kingdom of Babylon. Sense 2: The prophetic entity called Babylon.

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First occurrence: 2 Kings 17:24

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Ezekiel 30:24
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:24 · retained source text

And I wil strengthen the armes of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will breake Pharaohs armes, and he shall grone before him, with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

Ezekiel 30:25
But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 30:25 · retained source text

But I wil strengthen the armes of the king of Babylon, and the armes of Pharaoh shall fall downe, and they shall knowe that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, & he shall stretch it out vpon the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 32:11
¶ For thus saith the Lord God; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 32:11 · retained source text

¶ For thus saith the LORD God, The sword of the king of Babylon shal come vpon thee.

Daniel 1:1
IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Daniel 1:1 · retained source text

¶ In the thirde yere of the reigne of Iehoiakim King of Iudah, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babylon, vnto Ierusalem, and besieged it.

1611 marginal note2.Kings. 24.2. 2.Chro.36.6.

Daniel 2:14
¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:14 · retained source text

¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteCald. returned.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe marshall. Cald. chiefe of the executioners or slaughtermen.

Daniel 2:18
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:18 · retained source text

That they would desire mercies of the God of heauen concerning this secret, that Daniel and his fellowes should not perish with the rest of the Wise men of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteCald. from before God.

1611 marginal noteOr, that they should not destroy Daniel, &c.

Daniel 2:24
¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:24 · retained source text

¶ Therefore Daniel went in vnto Arioch whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus vnto him, Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew vnto the king the interpretation.

Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:48 · retained source text

Then the King made Daniel a great man, and gaue him many great gifts, & made him ruler ouer the whole prouince of Babylon, and chiefe of the gouernours ouer all the wise men of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteChap.4.9.

Daniel 2:49
Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:49 · retained source text

Then Daniel requested of the King, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ouer the affaires of the prouince of Babylon: but Daniel sate in the gate of the King.

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