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bestowed

Meaning of “bestowed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bestow. Sense 1: To give or confer upon. Sense 2: To expend or apply for a purpose. Sense 3: To place or store.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences13 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 10:26

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1 Kings 10:26
¶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:26 · retained source text

¶ And Solomon gathered together charets and horsemen. And hee had a thousand and foure hundred charets, and twelue thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for charets, and with the king at Ierusalem.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 1.14.

2 Kings 5:24
And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:24 · retained source text

And when he came to the towre, he tooke them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and hee let the men goe, and they departed.

1611 marginal noteOr, secret place.

2 Kings 12:15
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:15 · retained source text

Moreouer, they reckned not with the men, into whose hand they deliuered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.

1 Chronicles 29:25
And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:25 · retained source text

And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed vpon him such royal maiestie, as had not bene on any king before him in Israel.

1611 marginal note1.King. 3.13. 2.chro. 1.12. eccles. 2.9.

2 Chronicles 9:25
¶ And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:25 · retained source text

¶ And Solomon had foure thousand stalles for horses, and charets, and twelue thousand horsemen, whom hee bestowed in the charet cities, and with the king at Ierusalem.

1611 marginal note1.King. 4.26.

Isaiah 63:7
¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 63:7 · retained source text

¶ I will mention the louing kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on vs; and the great goodnes towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his louing kindnesses.

John 4:38
I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · John 4:38 · retained source text

I sent you to reape that, whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and yee are entred into their labours.

1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · retained source text

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed vpon me, was not in vaine: But I laboured more abundantly then they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me:

2 Corinthians 1:11
Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Corinthians 1:11 · retained source text

You also helping together by prayer for vs, that for the gift bestowed vpon vs by the meanes of many persons, thankes may bee giuen by many on our behalfe.

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Given gratuitously; conferred; laid out; applied; deposited for safe-keeping.

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