KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of continue, meaning to remain, abide, persist, or endure.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 40:4
Complete exact-word concordance
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
And the captaine of the guard charged Ioseph with them, and he serued them, and they continued a season in warde.
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
Gilead abode beyond Iordan: and why did Dan remaine in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
1611 marginal noteOr, port.
1611 marginal noteOr, creeks.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi, and the name of his two sonnes, Mahlon, and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Iudah: and they came into the countrey of Moab, and continued there.
1611 marginal noteHebr. were.
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
And she said, I pray you, let mee gleane and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaues: so shee came, and hath continued euen from the morning vntill now, that she taried a little in the house.
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
And it came to passe as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
1611 marginal noteHebr. multiplied to pray.
And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.
And the Arke of the LORD continued in the house of Obed Edom the Gittite, three moneths: and the LORD blessed Obed Edom, and all his household.
AND they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
¶ And they continued three yeeres without warre betweene Syria and Israel.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 18.1,&c.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpetters sounded: and all this continued vntill the burnt offering was finished.
1611 marginal noteHeb. song.
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
Yea also I continued in the worke of this wall, neither bought wee any land: and all my seruants were gathered thither vnto the worke.
MOREOVER Job continued his parable, and said,
¶ Moreouer Iob continued his parable, and sayd,
1611 marginal noteHeb. added to take vp.
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