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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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Jeremiah 52:24
¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:24 · retained source text

¶ And the captaine of the guard tooke Seraiah the chiefe Priest, and Zephaniah the second Priest, and the three keepers of the doore.

1611 marginal noteHeb. threshold.

Jeremiah 52:26
So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:26 · retained source text

So Nebuzar-adan the captaine of the guard tooke them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Jeremiah 52:30
In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 52:30 · retained source text

In the three and twentith yeere of Nebuchad-rezzar, Nebuzar-adan the captaine of the guard, caried away captiue of the Iewes seuen hundreth fortie and fiue persons: all the persons were foure thousand and sixe hundreth.

Ezekiel 38:7
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 38:7 · retained source text

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thy selfe, thou and all thy company, that are assembled vnto thee, and be thou a guard vnto them.

Daniel 2:14
¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
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1611 witness · Daniel 2:14 · retained source text

¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteCald. returned.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe marshall. Cald. chiefe of the executioners or slaughtermen.

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
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1611 witness · Acts 28:16 · retained source text

And when we came to Rome, the Centurion deliuered the prisoners to the Captaine of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himselfe, with a souldier that kept him.

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