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fight

Meaning of “fight”

Sense 1: A battle, struggle, or contest. Sense 2: As a verb, to contend.

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107 occurrences103 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 1:10

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2 Chronicles 11:1
AND when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:1 · retained source text

¶ And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin, an hundred and fourescore thousand chosen men, which were warriers, to fight against Israel, that hee might bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam.

1611 marginal note1.King. 12.21,&c.

2 Chronicles 11:4
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:4 · retained source text

Thus saith the LORD; Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house, for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

2 Chronicles 13:12
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 13:12 · retained source text

And behold, God himselfe is with vs for our captaine, and his Priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarme against you: O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers, for you shall not prosper.

2 Chronicles 18:30
Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 18:30 · retained source text

Now the king of Syria had commaunded the captaines of the charets that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, saue onely with the king of Israel.

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
The 1611 reading
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 20:17
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:17 · retained source text

Yee shall not neede to fight in this battell; set your selues, stand yee still, and see the saluation of the LORD with you, O Iudah and Ierusalem: feare not, nor be dismayed; to morow goe out against them, for the LORD will bee with you.

2 Chronicles 32:2
And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 32:2 · retained source text

And when Hezekiah sawe that Sennacherib was come, and that hee was purposed to fight against Ierusalem,

1611 marginal noteHeb. his face was to warre.

2 Chronicles 32:8
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 32:8 · retained source text

With him is an arme of flesh, but with vs is the LORD our God to helpe vs, and to fight our battels. And the people rested themselues vpon the words of Hezekiah king of Iudah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. leaned.

1611 marginal noteIere. 17.5.

2 Chronicles 35:20
¶ After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:20 · retained source text

¶ After all this, when Iosiah had prepared the Temple, Necho king of Egypt came vp to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Iosiah went out against him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. house.

1611 marginal note2.King. 23.29.

2 Chronicles 35:22
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 35:22 · retained source text

Neuerthelesse Iosiah would not turne his face from him, but disguised himselfe that he might fight with him, and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

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