KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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First occurrence: Genesis 2:9
Complete exact-word concordance
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men, out of all Israel, and the battell was sore: but they knew not that euill was neere them.
And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.
And when the men of Israel turned againe, the men of Beniamin were amased; for they saw that euill was come vpon them.
1611 marginal noteHeb. touched them.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people.
1611 marginal noteOr, I hear euill words of you.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
And see, if it goeth vp by the way of his owne coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done vs this great euill: but if not, then wee shall know that it is not his hand that smote vs; it was a chance that happened to vs.
1611 marginal noteOr, it.
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
And all the people said vnto Samuel, Pray for thy seruants vnto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we haue added vnto all our sinnes, this euil, to aske vs a King.
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst flie vpon the spoile, and didst euill in the sight of the LORD?
¶ But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
¶ But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an euil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
1611 marginal noteOr, terrified.
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
And Sauls seruants said vnto him, Behold now, an euill spirit from God troubleth thee.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Let our lord now command thy seruants which are before thee, to seeke out a man, who is a cunning player on an harpe: and it shall come to passe when the euill spirit from God is vpon thee, that hee shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
And it came to passe, when the euill spirit from God was vpon Saul, that Dauid tooke an harpe, and played with his hand: So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the euill spirit departed from him.
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