KJV dictionary & concordance

devised

Meaning of “devised”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devise, meaning to form, plan, purpose, design, or contrive in the mind; to arrange means or work for accomplishing an intended end, whether good or evil.

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12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Samuel 21:5

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2 Samuel 21:5

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And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:5 · retained source text

And they answered the king, The man that consumed vs, and that deuised against vs, that we should be destroied from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

1611 marginal noteOr, cut vs off.

Complete reference index — all 12 verses

2 Samuel 21:5 1 Kings 12:33 Esther 8:3 Esther 8:5 Esther 9:24 Esther 9:25 Psalms 31:13 Jeremiah 11:19 Jeremiah 48:2 Jeremiah 51:12 Lamentations 2:17 2 Peter 1:16

Where “devised” appears

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2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Esther4 occurrences
4 verses Psalms1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Peter1 occurrence
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2 Samuel 21:5 Esther 8:3 Esther 8:5 Esther 9:25 Psalms 31:13 Jeremiah 48:2 Jeremiah 51:12 2 Peter 1:16