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guard

Meaning of “guard”

Sense 1: To watch, protect, keep, or defend. Sense 2: A person or body assigned to such protection.

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50 occurrences46 verses11 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 37:36

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1 Kings 14:27
And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:27 · retained source text

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them vnto the hands of the chiefe of the guard, which kept the doore of the kings house.

1611 marginal noteHeb. runners.

1 Kings 14:28
And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:28 · retained source text

And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them backe into the guard-chamber.

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