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because

Concordance for “because”

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1,209 occurrences1,138 verses59 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:3

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1 Kings 1:50
¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 1:50 · retained source text

¶ And Adoniiah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the hornes of the Altar.

1 Kings 2:7
But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:7 · retained source text

But shewe kindnesse vnto the sonnes of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eate at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 19.31.

1 Kings 2:26
¶ And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:26 · retained source text

¶ And vnto Abiathar the Priest saide the King, Get thee to Anathoth, vnto thine own fields, for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the arke of the LORD God before Dauid my father, and because thou hast bene afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a man of death.

1 Kings 3:2
Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the Lord, until those days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:2 · retained source text

Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built vnto the Name of the LORD vntill those dayes.

1 Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:11 · retained source text

And God said vnto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thy selfe long life, neither hast asked riches for thy selfe, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thy selfe vnderstanding to discerne iudgement;

1611 marginal noteHebr. many dayes.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to beare.

1 Kings 3:19
And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:19 · retained source text

And this womans childe died in the night: because she ouerlaid it.

1 Kings 7:47
And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:47 · retained source text

And Solomon left all the vessels vnweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brasse found out.

1611 marginal noteHebr. for the exceeding multitude.

1611 marginal noteHebr. searched.

1 Kings 8:11
So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:11 · retained source text

So that the Priests could not stand to minister, because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

1 Kings 8:33
¶ When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:33 · retained source text

¶ When thy people Israel bee smitten downe before the enemie, because they haue sinned against thee, and shall turne againe to thee, and confesse thy Name, and pray, and make supplication vnto thee in this house:

1611 marginal noteOr, towards.

1 Kings 8:35
¶ When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:35 · retained source text

¶ When heauen is shut vp, and there is no raine, because they haue sinned against thee: if they pray towards this place, and confesse thy Name, and turne from their sinne, when thou afflictest them:

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Genesis65 occurrences
61 verses
Exodus20 occurrences
19 verses
Leviticus21 occurrences
18 verses
Numbers37 occurrences
36 verses
Deuteronomy55 occurrences
49 verses
Joshua28 occurrences
25 verses
Judges27 occurrences
26 verses
1 Samuel44 occurrences
40 verses
2 Samuel29 occurrences
28 verses
1 Kings35 occurrences
34 verses
2 Kings22 occurrences
22 verses
1 Chronicles28 occurrences
28 verses
2 Chronicles46 occurrences
45 verses
Ezra9 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah11 occurrences
11 verses
Esther4 occurrences
4 verses
Job28 occurrences
25 verses
Psalms72 occurrences
66 verses
Proverbs5 occurrences
5 verses
Ecclesiastes13 occurrences
13 verses
Song of Solomon4 occurrences
3 verses
Isaiah46 occurrences
43 verses
Jeremiah102 occurrences
91 verses
Lamentations13 occurrences
11 verses
Ezekiel68 occurrences
64 verses
Daniel12 occurrences
12 verses
Hosea19 occurrences
18 verses
Joel7 occurrences
7 verses
Amos9 occurrences
9 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah7 occurrences
7 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Habakkuk6 occurrences
5 verses
Zephaniah3 occurrences
3 verses
Haggai1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah7 occurrences
5 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew31 occurrences
31 verses
Mark20 occurrences
20 verses
Luke30 occurrences
28 verses
John70 occurrences
69 verses
Acts32 occurrences
31 verses
Romans18 occurrences
17 verses
1 Corinthians9 occurrences
9 verses
2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 verses
Galatians5 occurrences
5 verses
Ephesians3 occurrences
3 verses
Philippians4 occurrences
4 verses
1 Thessalonians4 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Timothy5 occurrences
4 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews10 occurrences
10 verses
James3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Peter3 occurrences
3 verses
1 John25 occurrences
21 verses
3 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Jude1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation16 occurrences
16 verses