KJV dictionary & concordance

cause

Meaning of “cause”

Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.

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328 occurrences317 verses51 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:4

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1 Chronicles 21:3

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And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:3 · retained source text

And Ioab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many moe as they bee: but, my lord the king, are they not al my lords seruants? why then doeth my lord require this thing? why will hee bee a cause of trespasse to Israel?

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Genesis 7:4 Genesis 45:1 Exodus 8:5 Exodus 9:16 Exodus 9:18 Exodus 21:19 Exodus 22:5 Exodus 22:9 Exodus 23:2 Exodus 23:3 Exodus 23:6 Exodus 27:20 Exodus 29:10 Leviticus 14:41 Leviticus 19:29 Leviticus 24:2 Leviticus 24:19 Leviticus 25:9 Leviticus 26:16 Numbers 5:24 Numbers 5:26 Numbers 16:5 Numbers 16:11 Numbers 27:5 Numbers 27:7 Numbers 27:8 Numbers 28:7 Numbers 35:30 Deuteronomy 1:17 Deuteronomy 1:38 Deuteronomy 3:28 Deuteronomy 12:11 Deuteronomy 17:16 Deuteronomy 24:4 Deuteronomy 25:2 Deuteronomy 28:7 Deuteronomy 28:25 Deuteronomy 31:7 Joshua 5:4 Joshua 20:4 Joshua 23:7 1 Samuel 17:29 1 Samuel 19:5 1 Samuel 24:15 1 Samuel 25:39 1 Samuel 28:9 2 Samuel 3:35 2 Samuel 13:13 2 Samuel 13:16 2 Samuel 15:4 1 Kings 1:33 1 Kings 5:9 1 Kings 8:31 1 Kings 8:45 1 Kings 8:49 1 Kings 8:59 1 Kings 11:27 1 Kings 12:15 2 Kings 19:7 1 Chronicles 21:3 2 Chronicles 6:35 2 Chronicles 6:39 2 Chronicles 10:15 2 Chronicles 19:10 2 Chronicles 32:20 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:21 Ezra 5:5 Nehemiah 4:11 Nehemiah 6:6 Nehemiah 13:26 Esther 3:13 Esther 5:5 Esther 8:11 Job 2:3 Job 5:8 Job 6:24 Job 9:17 Job 13:18 Job 20:2 Job 23:4 Job 24:7 Job 24:10 Job 29:16 Job 31:13 Job 34:11 Job 34:28 Job 38:26 Job 38:27 Psalms 7:4 Psalms 9:4 Psalms 10:17 Psalms 25:3 Psalms 35:1 Psalms 35:7 Psalms 35:19 Psalms 35:23 Psalms 35:27 Psalms 43:1 Psalms 67:1 Psalms 69:4 Psalms 71:2 Psalms 74:22 Psalms 76:8 Psalms 80:3 Psalms 80:7 Psalms 80:9 Psalms 80:19 Psalms 85:4 Psalms 109:3 Psalms 119:78 Psalms 119:154 Psalms 119:161 Psalms 140:12 Psalms 143:8 Proverbs 1:11 Proverbs 3:30 Proverbs 4:16 Proverbs 8:21 Proverbs 18:17 Proverbs 22:23 Proverbs 23:11 Proverbs 23:29 Proverbs 24:28 Proverbs 25:9 Proverbs 29:7 Proverbs 31:8 Proverbs 31:9 Ecclesiastes 2:20 Ecclesiastes 5:6 Ecclesiastes 7:10 Ecclesiastes 10:1 Song of Solomon 8:2 Song of Solomon 8:13 Isaiah 1:23 Isaiah 3:12 Isaiah 9:16 Isaiah 10:30 Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 13:11 Isaiah 27:6 Isaiah 28:12 Isaiah 30:11 Isaiah 30:30 Isaiah 32:6 Isaiah 37:7 Isaiah 41:21 Isaiah 42:2 Isaiah 49:8 Isaiah 51:22 Isaiah 52:4 Isaiah 58:14 Isaiah 61:11 Isaiah 66:9 Jeremiah 3:12 Jeremiah 5:28 Jeremiah 7:3 Jeremiah 7:7 Jeremiah 7:34 Jeremiah 11:20 Jeremiah 13:16 Jeremiah 14:22 Jeremiah 15:4 Jeremiah 15:11 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 16:21 Jeremiah 17:4 Jeremiah 18:2 Jeremiah 19:7 Jeremiah 19:9 Jeremiah 20:12 Jeremiah 22:16 Jeremiah 23:27 Jeremiah 23:32 Jeremiah 25:15 Jeremiah 29:8 Jeremiah 30:3 Jeremiah 30:13 Jeremiah 30:21 Jeremiah 31:2 Jeremiah 31:9 Jeremiah 32:35 Jeremiah 32:37 Jeremiah 32:44 Jeremiah 33:7 Jeremiah 33:11 Jeremiah 33:15 Jeremiah 33:26 Jeremiah 34:22 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 38:23 Jeremiah 38:26 Jeremiah 42:12 Jeremiah 48:12 Jeremiah 48:35 Jeremiah 49:2 Jeremiah 49:37 Jeremiah 50:9 Jeremiah 50:34 Jeremiah 51:27 Jeremiah 51:36 Lamentations 3:32 Lamentations 3:36 Lamentations 3:52 Lamentations 3:59 Ezekiel 3:3 Ezekiel 5:1 Ezekiel 5:13 Ezekiel 9:1 Ezekiel 14:15 Ezekiel 14:23 Ezekiel 16:2 Ezekiel 16:21 Ezekiel 16:41 Ezekiel 20:4 Ezekiel 20:37 Ezekiel 21:17 Ezekiel 21:30 Ezekiel 23:48 Ezekiel 24:8 Ezekiel 24:26 Ezekiel 25:7 Ezekiel 26:3 Ezekiel 26:13 Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 27:30 Ezekiel 29:4 Ezekiel 29:14 Ezekiel 29:21 Ezekiel 30:13 Ezekiel 30:22 Ezekiel 32:4 Ezekiel 32:12 Ezekiel 32:14 Ezekiel 34:10 Ezekiel 34:15 Ezekiel 34:25 Ezekiel 34:26 Ezekiel 36:12 Ezekiel 36:15 Ezekiel 36:27 Ezekiel 36:33 Ezekiel 37:5 Ezekiel 37:12 Ezekiel 39:2 Ezekiel 39:3 Ezekiel 44:23 Ezekiel 44:30 Daniel 2:12 Daniel 8:25 Daniel 9:17 Daniel 9:27 Daniel 11:18 Daniel 11:39 Hosea 1:4 Hosea 2:11 Joel 2:23 Joel 3:11 Amos 5:27 Amos 6:3 Amos 8:9 Jonah 1:7 Jonah 1:8 Micah 7:9 Habakkuk 1:3 Zechariah 8:12 Zechariah 13:2 Matthew 5:22 Matthew 5:32 Matthew 10:21 Matthew 19:3 Matthew 19:5 Mark 10:7 Mark 13:12 Luke 8:47 Luke 21:16 Luke 23:22 John 12:18 John 12:27 John 15:25 John 18:37 Acts 10:21 Acts 13:28 Acts 19:40 Acts 23:28 Acts 25:14 Acts 28:18 Acts 28:20 Romans 1:26 Romans 13:6 Romans 15:9 Romans 15:22 Romans 16:17 1 Corinthians 4:17 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:30 2 Corinthians 4:16 2 Corinthians 5:13 2 Corinthians 7:12 Ephesians 3:1 Ephesians 3:14 Ephesians 5:31 Philippians 2:18 Colossians 1:9 Colossians 4:16 1 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Thessalonians 3:5 2 Thessalonians 2:11 1 Timothy 1:16 2 Timothy 1:12 Titus 1:5 Hebrews 2:11 Hebrews 9:15 1 Peter 4:6 Revelation 12:15 Revelation 13:15

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Genesis 7:4 1 Samuel 28:9 Psalms 9:4 Isaiah 3:12 Jeremiah 32:35 Ezekiel 27:30 Matthew 19:3 Revelation 13:15