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bid

Meaning of “bid”

Sense 1: To command, direct, or request. Sense 2: To invite or call. Sense 3: To speak or pronounce a greeting, as in bid farewell or bid God speed.

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17 occurrences17 verses11 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Numbers 15:38

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2 Samuel 2:26
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Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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Then Abner called to Ioab, and said, Shall the sword deuoure for euer? Knowest thou not that it wil be bitternesse in the latter end? How long shall it bee then, yer thou bid the people returne from following their brethren?

Complete reference index — all 17 verses
Numbers 15:38Joshua 6:101 Samuel 9:272 Samuel 2:262 Kings 4:242 Kings 5:132 Kings 10:5Jonah 3:2Zephaniah 1:7Matthew 14:28Matthew 22:9Matthew 23:3Luke 9:61Luke 10:40Luke 14:121 Corinthians 10:272 John 1:10

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1 verseJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings3 occurrences
3 versesJonah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew3 occurrences
3 versesLuke3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse2 John1 occurrence
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