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executing

Meaning of “executing”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of execute, meaning to carry out, perform, or put into effect, especially a judgment or command.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
3 occurrences3 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 2 Kings 10:30

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Every verse containing “executing”

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2 Kings 10:30
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And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 10:30 · retained source text

And the LORD said vnto Iehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done vnto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation, shal sit on the throne of Israel.

2 Chronicles 11:14
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For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the Lord:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:14 · retained source text

For the Leuites left their suburbs, and their possession, and came to Iudah and Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them off from executing the Priests office vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.9.

2 Chronicles 22:8
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And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 22:8 · retained source text

And it came to passe, that when Iehu was executing iudgement vpon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Iudah, and the sonnes of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministred to Ahaziah, he slew them.

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Webster 1828

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Doing; performing; finishing; accomplishing; inflicting; carrying into effect.

volume 1, leaf 712, column 2 (main_dictionary)