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howbeit

Meaning of “howbeit”

Nevertheless; yet; however; introducing a contrast, exception, or qualification.

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First occurrence: Judges 4:17

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2 Kings 3:25
And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:25 · retained source text

And they beat downe the cities, and on euery good piece of land cast euery man his stone, and filled it, and they stopped all the welles of water, and felled all the good trees: onely in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof: howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. vntill he left the stones thereof in Kirharaseth.

2 Kings 8:10
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:10 · retained source text

And Elisha said vnto him, Goe, say vnto him, Thou mayest certeinly recouer: howbeit, the LORD hath shewed me, that he shall surely die.

2 Kings 10:29
howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 10:29 · retained source text

¶ Howbeit, from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, who made Israel to sinne, Iehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calues that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

2 Kings 12:13
howbeit there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the Lord:
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:13 · retained source text

Howbeit, there were not made for the house of the LORD, bowles of siluer, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of siluer, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:

2 Kings 14:4
howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 14:4 · retained source text

Howbeit, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice, and burnt incense on the high places.

2 Kings 15:35
howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 15:35 · retained source text

¶ Howbeit, the high places were not remoued: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places: He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 17:29
howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:29 · retained source text

Howbeit, euery nation made gods of their owne, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritanes had made, euery nation in their cities wherein they dwelt:

2 Kings 17:40
howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:40 · retained source text

Howbeit, they did not hearken, but they did after their former maner.

2 Kings 22:7
howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 22:7 · retained source text

Howbeit, there was no reckoning made with them, of the money that was deliuered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

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