KJV dictionary & concordance

commandment

Meaning of “commandment”

Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

177 occurrences167 verses40 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 45:21

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Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 12:9 · retained source text

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandement of the LORD, to doe euill in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slaine him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Complete reference index — all 167 verses

Genesis 45:21 Exodus 17:1 Exodus 25:22 Exodus 34:32 Exodus 36:6 Exodus 38:21 Numbers 3:39 Numbers 4:37 Numbers 4:41 Numbers 4:49 Numbers 9:18 Numbers 9:20 Numbers 9:23 Numbers 10:13 Numbers 13:3 Numbers 14:41 Numbers 15:31 Numbers 23:20 Numbers 24:13 Numbers 27:14 Numbers 33:2 Numbers 33:38 Deuteronomy 1:3 Deuteronomy 1:26 Deuteronomy 1:43 Deuteronomy 9:23 Deuteronomy 17:20 Deuteronomy 30:11 Joshua 1:18 Joshua 8:8 Joshua 15:13 Joshua 17:4 Joshua 21:3 Joshua 22:3 Joshua 22:5 1 Samuel 12:14 1 Samuel 12:15 1 Samuel 13:13 1 Samuel 15:13 1 Samuel 15:24 2 Samuel 12:9 1 Kings 2:43 1 Kings 13:21 2 Kings 17:34 2 Kings 17:37 2 Kings 18:36 2 Kings 23:35 2 Kings 24:3 1 Chronicles 12:32 1 Chronicles 14:12 1 Chronicles 28:21 2 Chronicles 8:13 2 Chronicles 8:15 2 Chronicles 14:4 2 Chronicles 19:10 2 Chronicles 24:6 2 Chronicles 24:8 2 Chronicles 24:21 2 Chronicles 29:15 2 Chronicles 29:25 2 Chronicles 30:6 2 Chronicles 30:12 2 Chronicles 31:5 2 Chronicles 31:13 2 Chronicles 35:10 2 Chronicles 35:15 2 Chronicles 35:16 Ezra 4:21 Ezra 6:14 Ezra 8:17 Ezra 10:3 Nehemiah 11:23 Nehemiah 12:24 Nehemiah 12:45 Esther 1:12 Esther 1:15 Esther 1:19 Esther 2:8 Esther 2:20 Esther 3:3 Esther 3:14 Esther 3:15 Esther 4:3 Esther 4:5 Esther 4:10 Esther 8:13 Esther 8:14 Esther 8:17 Esther 9:1 Job 23:12 Psalms 19:8 Psalms 71:3 Psalms 119:96 Psalms 147:15 Proverbs 6:20 Proverbs 6:23 Proverbs 8:29 Proverbs 13:13 Proverbs 19:16 Ecclesiastes 8:2 Ecclesiastes 8:5 Isaiah 23:11 Isaiah 36:21 Jeremiah 35:14 Jeremiah 35:16 Jeremiah 35:18 Lamentations 1:18 Daniel 3:22 Daniel 9:23 Daniel 9:25 Hosea 5:11 Nahum 1:14 Malachi 2:1 Malachi 2:4 Matthew 8:18 Matthew 15:3 Matthew 15:6 Matthew 22:36 Matthew 22:38 Mark 7:8 Mark 7:9 Mark 12:28 Mark 12:30 Mark 12:31 Luke 15:29 Luke 23:56 John 10:18 John 11:57 John 12:49 John 12:50 John 13:34 John 14:31 John 15:12 Acts 15:24 Acts 17:15 Acts 23:30 Acts 25:23 Romans 7:8 Romans 7:9 Romans 7:10 Romans 7:11 Romans 7:12 Romans 7:13 Romans 13:9 Romans 16:26 1 Corinthians 7:6 1 Corinthians 7:25 2 Corinthians 8:8 Ephesians 6:2 1 Timothy 1:1 1 Timothy 1:5 1 Timothy 6:14 Titus 1:3 Hebrews 7:5 Hebrews 7:16 Hebrews 7:18 Hebrews 11:22 Hebrews 11:23 2 Peter 2:21 2 Peter 3:2 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:8 1 John 3:23 1 John 4:21 2 John 1:4 2 John 1:5 2 John 1:6

Where “commandment” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Exodus5 occurrences
5 verses Numbers20 occurrences
16 verses Deuteronomy6 occurrences
6 verses Joshua7 occurrences
7 verses 1 Samuel5 occurrences
5 verses 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses 1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Chronicles17 occurrences
16 verses Ezra6 occurrences
4 verses Nehemiah3 occurrences
3 verses Esther15 occurrences
15 verses Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses Proverbs5 occurrences
5 verses Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
2 verses Isaiah2 occurrences
2 verses Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Daniel3 occurrences
3 verses Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses Matthew5 occurrences
5 verses Mark5 occurrences
5 verses Luke2 occurrences
2 verses John7 occurrences
7 verses Acts4 occurrences
4 verses Romans8 occurrences
8 verses 1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse Ephesians1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses Titus1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews5 occurrences
5 verses 2 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses 1 John7 occurrences
4 verses 2 John3 occurrences
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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 45:21 Deuteronomy 1:43 2 Kings 24:3 Nehemiah 11:23 Proverbs 6:23 Mark 7:8 Romans 7:13 2 John 1:6

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

Open source edition ↗

A command, mandate, authoritative order or injunction, charge, or precept; especially, one of the ten commandments.

volume 1, leaf 430, column 2 (entry starts at OCR line 119)