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force

Meaning of “force”

Sense 1: Strength or power. Sense 2: Compulsion. Sense 3: Effect or operative power. Sense 4: An armed body. Sense 5: To compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

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19 occurrences19 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 31:31

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1 Samuel 2:16
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And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:16 · retained source text

And if any man said vnto him, Let them not faile to burne the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soule desireth: then hee would answere him, Nay, but thou shalt giue it mee now: and if not, I will take it by force.

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Complete reference index — all 19 verses
Genesis 31:31Deuteronomy 22:25Deuteronomy 34:71 Samuel 2:162 Samuel 13:12Ezra 4:23Esther 7:8Job 30:18Job 40:16Jeremiah 18:21Jeremiah 23:10Jeremiah 48:45Ezekiel 34:4Ezekiel 35:5Amos 2:14Matthew 11:12John 6:15Acts 23:10Hebrews 9:17

Where “force” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verseEzra1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseJohn1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
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