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gave

Meaning of “gave”

1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

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465 occurrences436 verses48 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:20

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1 Kings 4:29
¶ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:29 · retained source text

¶ And God gaue Solomon wisdome, and vnderstanding, exceeding much, and largenesse of heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shoare.

1611 marginal noteEcclus. 47.14,15,16.

1 Kings 5:10
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:10 · retained source text

So Hiram gaue Solomon Cedar trees, and Firre trees, according to all his desire.

1 Kings 5:11
And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:11 · retained source text

And Solomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand measures of wheate for food to his houshold, and twentie measures of pure oile: thus gaue Solomon to Hiram yeere by yeere.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Cors.

1 Kings 5:12
And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:12 · retained source text

And the LORD gaue Solomon wisedome, as hee promised him: and there was peace betweene Hiram and Solomon, and they two made a league together.

1611 marginal noteCha. 3.12.

1 Kings 9:11
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:11 · retained source text

( Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with Cedar trees, and firre trees, and with golde according to al his desire) that then Solomon gaue Hiram twentie cities in the land of Galile.

1 Kings 10:10
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:10 · retained source text

And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talents of gold, and of spices very great store, & precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices, as these, which the Queene of Sheba gaue to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:13
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:13 · retained source text

And king Solomon gaue vnto the Queene of Sheba, al her desire whatsoeuer she asked, besides that which Solomon gaue her of his royall bountie: so she turned and went to her owne countrey, she and her seruants.

1611 marginal noteHebr. according to the hand of king Solomon.

1 Kings 11:18
And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:18 · retained source text

And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran, and they tooke men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, vnto Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gaue him an house, and appointed him vitailes, and gaue him land.

1 Kings 11:19
And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:19 · retained source text

And Hadad found great fauour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gaue him to wife the sister of his owne wife, the sister of Tahpenes the Queene.

1 Kings 12:13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 12:13 · retained source text

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsooke the old mens counsell that they gaue him:

1611 marginal noteHeb. hardly.

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