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cedars

Meaning of “cedars”

Large, fragrant evergreen trees valued for durable timber.

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24 occurrences23 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Judges 9:15

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Judges 9:15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 9:15 · retained source text

And the Bramble said vnto the trees, If in trueth ye anoint me King ouer you, then come, and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the Bramble, and deuoure the Cedars of Lebanon.

1 Kings 10:27
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:27 · retained source text

And the king made siluer to be in Ierusalem as stones, and Cedars made he to be as the Sycomore trees, that are in the vale for abundance.

1611 marginal noteHeb. gaue

1 Chronicles 14:1
NOW Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 14:1 · retained source text

¶ Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to Dauid, and timber of Cedars, with masons, and carpenters to build him an house.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 5.11. &c.

1 Chronicles 17:1
NOW it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:1 · retained source text

¶ Now it came to passe, as Dauid sate in his house, that Dauid sayde to Nathan the Prophet, Loe, I dwell in an house of Cedars, but the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD remaineth vnder curtaines.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 7.1, &c.

1 Chronicles 17:6
Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:6 · retained source text

Wheresoeuer I haue walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the Iudges of Israel (whom I commanded to feed my people) saying, Why haue ye not built me an house of Cedars?

2 Chronicles 2:3
¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 2:3 · retained source text

¶ And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou diddest deale with Dauid my father, and diddest send him Cedars to builde him an house to dwell therein, euen so deale with me.

1611 marginal noteOr, Hiram, 1.King. 5.1.

Psalms 29:5
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 29:5 · retained source text

The voyce of the LORD breaketh the Cedars: yea, the LORD breaketh the Cedars of Lebanon.

Psalms 80:10
The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 80:10 · retained source text

The hilles were couered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the Cedars of God.

Psalms 104:16
The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 104:16 · retained source text

The trees of the LORD are full of sappe: the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted.

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