KJV dictionary & concordance
1. Groups or companies, especially of soldiers or raiders. 2. Bonds, cords, restraints, or ties that bind or join.
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First occurrence: Genesis 32:7
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
¶ And these are the numbers of the bands, that were ready armed to the warre, and came to Dauid to Hebron, to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1611 marginal noteOr, captaines, or, men. Heb. heads.
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
Moreouer, Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to warre by bands, according to the number of their account, by the hand of Ieiel the Scribe, and Maasiah the ruler, vnder the hand of Hananiah, one of the kings captaines.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Caldeans made out three bands, and fell vpon the camels, and haue caried them away, yea, and slaine the seruants with the edge of the sword, and I onely am escaped alone, to tell thee.
1611 marginal noteHebr. rushed.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
Canst thou bind the sweete influences of Pleiades? or loose the bands of Orion?
1611 marginal noteOr, the seuen-starres. Heb. Cimah.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Cesil.
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Who hath sent out the wild asse free? or who hath looosed the bands of the wild asse?
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Let vs breake their bandes asunder, and cast away their cords from vs.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firme.
1611 marginal noteHeb. fat.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Hee brought them out of darkenesse, and the shadowe of death: and brake their bands insunder.
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
The bands of the wicked haue robbed me: but I haue not forgotten thy lawe.
1611 marginal noteOr, companies.
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The locustes haue no king, yet goe they forth all of them by bands.
1611 marginal noteHeb. gathered together.
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