KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 45:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage.
Whosoeuer he be that doth rebell against thy commandement, and will not hearken vnto thy words, in all that thou commandest him, he shall bee put to death: onely be strong, and of a good courage.
And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.
And it shall be when yee haue taken the citie, that ye shall set the citie on fire: according to the commandement of the LORD shall ye do. See, I haue commanded you.
¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
¶ And vnto Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, he gaue a part among the children of Iudah, according to the cōmandement of the LORD to Ioshua, euen the citie of Arba the father of Anak, which citie is Hebron.
1611 marginal noteOr, Kiriath-arba.
1611 marginal noteChap. 14.15.
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
And they came neere before Eleazar the Priest, and before Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and before the Princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to giue vs an inheritance among our brethren: therefore according to the commaundement of the LORD, hee gaue them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs.
And the children of Israel gaue vnto the Leuites out of their inheritance at the commandement of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the Lord your God.
Yee haue not left your brethren these many dayes vnto this day, but haue kept the charge of the commandement of the LORD your God.
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandement and the Law, which Moses the seruant of the LORD charged you, to loue the LORD your God, and to walke in all his wayes, and to keepe his Commaundements, and to cleaue vnto him, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.12.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A command, mandate, authoritative order or injunction, charge, or precept; especially, one of the ten commandments.
