KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Fights or armed conflicts. Sense 2: Bodies or formations of troops prepared for fighting.
Definition sources
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 8:20
Complete exact-word concordance
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
That we also may be like all the nations, and that our King may iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.
¶ And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
¶ And Saul said to Dauid, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I giue thee to wife: onely be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORDs battels: for Saul said, Let not mine hand be vpon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be vpon him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a sonne of valour.
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
I pray thee, forgiue the trespasse of thine handmaide: for the LORD will certainely make my lord a sure house, because my lord fighteth the battels of the LORD, and euill hath not bene found in thee all thy dayes.
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.
Out of the spoyles wonne in battels, did they dedicate to maintaine the house of the LORD.
1611 marginal noteHeb. out of the battels and spoiles.
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
With him is an arme of flesh, but with vs is the LORD our God to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. And the people rested themselues vpon the words of Hezekiah king of Iudah.
1611 marginal noteHeb. leaned.
1611 marginal noteIere. 17.5.
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
And in euery place where the grounded staffe shall passe, which the LORD shall lay vpon him, it shall be with tabrets and harpes: and in battels of shaking will he fight with it.
1611 marginal noteHebr. euery passing of the rod founded.
1611 marginal noteHebr cause to rest vpon him.
1611 marginal noteOr, against them.
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