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first

Concordance for “first”

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:5

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1 Samuel 14:14
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:14 · retained source text

And that first slaughter which Ionathan and his armour-bearer made, was about twentie men, within as it were an halfe acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow.

1611 marginal noteOr, halfe a furrow of an acre of land.

1 Samuel 14:35
And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:35 · retained source text

And Saul built an altar vnto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHebr. that Altar he beganne to build vnto the LORD.

2 Samuel 3:13
¶ And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:13 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Well, I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Sauls daughter, when thou commest to see my face.

1611 marginal noteHebr. saying.

2 Samuel 17:9
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:9 · retained source text

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it wil come to passe when some of them bee ouerthrowen at the first, that whosoeuer heareth it, wil say, There is a slaughter among the people that followe Absalom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. fallen.

2 Samuel 19:20
For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:20 · retained source text

For thy seruant doeth know that I haue sinned: therefore behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Ioseph, to goe downe to meete my lord the king.

2 Samuel 19:43
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:43 · retained source text

And the men of Israel answered the men of Iudah, and said, Wee haue ten parts in the king, and we haue also more right in Dauid then yee: why then did yee despise vs, that our aduice should not be first had in bringing backe our king? And the wordes of the men of Iudah were fiercer then the words of the men of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHebr. set vs at light.

2 Samuel 21:9
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:9 · retained source text

And hee deliuered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seuen together, and were put to death in the dayes of haruest, in the first dayes, in the beginning of barley haruest.

2 Samuel 23:19
Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:19 · retained source text

Was hee not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captaine: howbeit, hee attained not vnto the first three.

2 Samuel 23:23
He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:23 · retained source text

Hee was more honourable then the thirtie, but hee attained not to the first three: and Dauid set him ouer his guard.

1611 marginal noteOr, honourable among the thirtie.

1611 marginal noteOr, Councill: Heb. at his command

1 Kings 16:23
¶ In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 16:23 · retained source text

¶ In the thirtie and one yeere of Asa king of Iudah, began Omri to reigne ouer Israel twelue yeeres: sixe yeeres reigned he in Tirzah.

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Before anything else in time, proceeding, place, or progression.

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