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compassed

Meaning of “compassed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
44 occurrences42 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:4

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1 Samuel 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:26 · retained source text

And Saul went on this side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on that side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get away for feare of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about to take them.

2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:15 · retained source text

And ten yong men that bare Ioabs armour, compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:5 · retained source text

When the waues of death compassed me: the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.

1611 marginal noteOr, pangs.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Belial.

2 Samuel 22:6
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:6 · retained source text

The sorowes of Hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

1611 marginal noteOr, coards.

2 Kings 6:14
Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:14 · retained source text

Therefore sent he thither horses, and charets, and a great hoste: and they came by night, and compassed the citie about.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heauie.

2 Kings 6:15
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:15 · retained source text

And when the seruant of the man of God was risen early and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the citie, both with horses and charets: and his seruant said vnto him, Alas my master, how shall we doe?

1611 marginal noteOr, minister.

2 Kings 8:21
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:21 · retained source text

So Ioram went ouer to Zair, and all the charets with him, and hee rose by night, and smote the Edomites, which compassed him about: and the captaines of the charets, and the people fled into their tents.

2 Chronicles 18:31
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 18:31 · retained source text

And it came to passe when the captaines of the charets saw Iehoshaphat, that they sayd, It is the king of Israel: therefore they compassed about him to fight. But Iehoshaphat cryed out, and the LORD helped him, and God moued them to depart from him.

2 Chronicles 21:9
Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 21:9 · retained source text

Then Iehoram went forth with his Princes, and all his charets with him: and he rose vp by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captaines of the charets.

1611 marginal note2.King. 8.21.

2 Chronicles 33:14
Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 33:14 · retained source text

Now after this, hee built a wall without the citie of Dauid, on the Westside of Gihon, in the valley, euen to the entring in at the fish-gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it vp a very great height, and put captaines of warre in all the fenced cities of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteOr, the tower.

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Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.

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