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justifying

Meaning of “justifying”

Declaring righteous or acquitting.

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 8:32

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1 Kings 8:32
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:32 · retained source text

Then heare thou in heauen, and doe, and iudge thy seruants, condemning the wicked to bring his way vpon his head, and iustifying the righteous, to giue him according to his righteousnesse.

2 Chronicles 6:23
Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:23 · retained source text

Then heare thou from heauen, and doe, and iudge thy seruants by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way vpon his owne head, and by iustifying the righteous, by giuing him according to his righteousnesse.

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