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battered

Meaning of “battered”

Struck or beaten repeatedly so as to damage or break.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 20:15

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The KJV occurrence

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2 Samuel 20:15
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:15 · retained source text

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast vp a banke against the citie, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Ioab, battered the wall, to throw it downe.

1611 marginal noteOr, it stood against the outmost wall

1611 marginal noteHeb. marred to throw downe.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Beaten; bruised, broken, impaired by beating or wearing.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 247