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besought

Meaning of “besought”

Asked, requested, or entreated.

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First occurrence: Genesis 42:21

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Genesis 42:21
¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
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1611 witness · Genesis 42:21 · retained source text

¶ And they said one to another, We are verily guiltie concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soule, when he besought vs, and we would not heare: therefore is this distresse come vpon vs.

Exodus 32:11
And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
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1611 witness · Exodus 32:11 · retained source text

And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doeth thy wrath ware hot against thy people, which thou hast brought foorth out of the land of Egypt, with great power, and with a mighty hand?

1611 marginal noteHebr. the face of the LORD.

1611 marginal notePsal. 106.25.

Deuteronomy 3:23
And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 3:23 · retained source text

And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,

2 Samuel 12:16
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:16 · retained source text

Dauid therfore besought God for the childe, and Dauid fasted, and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fasted a fast.

1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 13:6 · retained source text

And the king answered, and said vnto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for mee, that my hand may be restored mee againe. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the kings hand was restored againe, and became as it was before.

1611 marginal noteHebr, the face of the LORD.

2 Kings 1:13
¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
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¶ And hee sent againe a captaine of the third fiftie, with his fiftie: and the third captaine of fiftie went vp, and came and fell on his knees before Eliiah, and besought him, and saide vnto him, Oh man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fiftie thy seruants, be precious in thy sight.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bowed.

2 Kings 13:4
And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
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And Iehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened vnto him: for hee saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

2 Chronicles 33:12
And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 33:12 · retained source text

And when hee was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himselfe greatly before the God of his fathers,

Ezra 8:23
So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
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So we fasted, and besought our God for this, and hee was intreated of vs.

Esther 8:3
¶ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
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1611 witness · Esther 8:3 · retained source text

¶ And Esther spake yet againe before the king, and fell downe at his feet, and besought him with teares, to put away the mischiefe of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice, that he had deuised against the Iewes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. and she wept and besought him.

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