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kept

Meaning of “kept”

Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
175 occurrences173 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:5

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1 Kings 14:8
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:8 · retained source text

And rent the kingdome away from the house of Dauid, and gaue it thee: and yet thou hast not beene as my seruant Dauid, who kept my Commandements, and who followed mee with all his heart, to doe that onely which was right in mine eyes,

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
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
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.

2 Kings 9:14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:14 · retained source text

So Iehu the sonne of Iehoshaphat, the sonne of Nimshi, conspired against Ioram: (now Ioram had kept Ramoth Gilead, hee, and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria:

2 Kings 12:9
But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the Lord: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the Lord.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:9 · retained source text

But Iehoiada the priest tooke a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the Altar, on the right side, as one commeth into the house of the LORD, and the priests that kept the doore, put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. threshold.

2 Kings 17:19
Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:19 · retained source text

Also Iudah kept not the Commandements of the LORD their God, but walked in the Statutes of Israel which they made.

2 Kings 18:6
For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:6 · retained source text

For he claue to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandements, which the LORD commanded Moses.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from after him.

1 Chronicles 10:13
¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 10:13 · retained source text

¶ So Saul died for his transgression which hee committed against the LORD, euen against the word of the LORD which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it:

1611 marginal noteHeb. transgressed.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 15.23.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 28.7.

1 Chronicles 12:1
NOW these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Now these are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag while hee yet kept himselfe close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. being yet shut vp.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 27.1.

1 Chronicles 12:29
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:29 · retained source text

And of the children of Beniamin the kinred of Saul three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

1611 marginal noteHeb. brethren.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a multitude of them.

2 Chronicles 6:15
Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:15 · retained source text

Thou which hast kept with thy seruant Dauid my father, that which thou hast promised him: and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

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