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good

Meaning of “good”

Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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720 occurrences655 verses57 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:4

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2 Samuel 15:3
And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:3 · retained source text

And Absalom said vnto him, See, thy matters are good & right, but there is no man deputed of the king to heare thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, none will heare you from the king downward.

2 Samuel 15:26
But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:26 · retained source text

But if he thus say, I haue no delight in thee: beholde, here am I, let him doe to me, as seemeth good vnto him.

2 Samuel 16:12
It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:12 · retained source text

It may bee that the LORD will looke on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite good for his cursing this day.

1611 marginal noteOr, teares, Hebr. eye.

2 Samuel 17:7
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:7 · retained source text

And Hushai said vnto Absalom, The counsell that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time.

1611 marginal noteHeb. counselled.

2 Samuel 17:14
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:14 · retained source text

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsell of Hushai the Archite, is better then the counsell of Ahithophel: For the LORD had appointed to defeate the good counsell of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring euill vpon Absalom.

1611 marginal noteHeb. commanded.

2 Samuel 18:27
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:27 · retained source text

And the watchman said, Mee thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok. And the King said, Hee is a good man, and commeth with good tidings.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I see the running.

2 Samuel 19:18
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:18 · retained source text

And there went ouer a ferry-boat to cary ouer the kings houshold, and to doe what he thought good: and Shimei the sonne of Gera fell downe before the king as he was come ouer Iordane;

1611 marginal noteHeb. the good in his eyes.

2 Samuel 19:27
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:27 · retained source text

And hee hath slandered thy seruant vnto my lord the king, but my lord the King is as an Angel of God: doe therefore what is good in thine eyes.

1611 marginal noteChap. 16.3.

2 Samuel 19:35
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:35 · retained source text

I am this day fourescore yeeres olde: and can I discerne betweene good and euill? Can thy seruant taste what I eate, or what I drinke? can I heare any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherfore then should thy seruant bee yet a burden vnto my lord the king?

2 Samuel 19:37
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:37 · retained source text

Let thy seruant, I pray thee, turne backe againe, that I may die in mine owne citie, and be buried by the graue of my father, and of my mother: but behold thy seruant Chimham, let him go ouer with my lord the king, and doe to him what shall seeme good vnto thee.

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Where “good” appears

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Genesis45 occurrences
43 verses
Exodus7 occurrences
7 verses
Leviticus7 occurrences
6 verses
Numbers7 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
29 verses
Joshua14 occurrences
13 verses
Judges7 occurrences
7 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel22 occurrences
21 verses
2 Samuel22 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings14 occurrences
13 verses
2 Kings10 occurrences
7 verses
1 Chronicles12 occurrences
11 verses
2 Chronicles15 occurrences
14 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah11 occurrences
10 verses
Esther6 occurrences
6 verses
Job14 occurrences
14 verses
Psalms63 occurrences
59 verses
Proverbs43 occurrences
43 verses
Ecclesiastes25 occurrences
21 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah18 occurrences
14 verses
Jeremiah37 occurrences
33 verses
Lamentations4 occurrences
4 verses
Ezekiel9 occurrences
8 verses
Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse
Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah5 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew42 occurrences
34 verses
Mark13 occurrences
12 verses
Luke32 occurrences
26 verses
John11 occurrences
9 verses
Acts17 occurrences
17 verses
Romans27 occurrences
24 verses
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy23 occurrences
19 verses
2 Timothy6 occurrences
6 verses
Titus11 occurrences
10 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
12 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John3 occurrences
2 verses

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