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keep

Meaning of “keep”

To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:15

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2 Kings 11:6
And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:6 · retained source text

And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third part at the gate behinde the guard: so shall yee keepe the watch of the house, that it be not broken downe.

1611 marginal noteOr, from breaking vp.

2 Kings 11:7
And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the Lord about the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:7 · retained source text

And two parts of all you, that goe foorth on the Sabbath, euen they shall keepe the watch of the house of the LORD about the King.

1611 marginal noteOr, companies. Heb. hands.

2 Kings 17:13
Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:13 · retained source text

Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Iudah, by all the Prophets, and by all the Seers, saying, Turne ye from your euill wayes, and keepe my commandements, and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my seruants the Prophets.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by the hand of all.

1611 marginal noteIerem. 18.11. and 25.5. & 35.15.

2 Kings 23:3
¶ And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:3 · retained source text

¶ And the King stood by a pillar, and made a Couenant before the LORD, to walke after the LORD, and to keepe his Commaundements, and his Testimonies, & his Statutes, with all their heart, and all their soule, to performe the words of this Couenant, that were written in this booke: and all the people stood to the Couenant.

2 Kings 23:21
¶ And the king commanded all the people, saying, keep the passover unto the Lord your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:21 · retained source text

¶ And the King commanded all the people saying, Keepe the Passeouer vnto the LORD your God, as it is written in this booke of the Couenant.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 35.1. 1.esd. 1.1.

1611 marginal noteExo. 12.3. deut. 16.2.

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