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land

Meaning of “land”

Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:9

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2 Samuel 3:12
¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:12 · retained source text

¶ And Abner sent messengers to Dauid on his behalfe, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall bee with thee, to bring about all Israel vnto thee.

2 Samuel 5:6
¶ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 5:6 · retained source text

¶ And the king and his men went to Ierusalem, vnto the Iebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake vnto Dauid, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: Thinking, Dauid cannot come in hither.

1611 marginal noteOr, saying, Dauid shall not &c.

2 Samuel 7:23
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 7:23 · retained source text

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, euen like Israel, whom God went to redeeme for a people to himselfe, & to make him a name, and to doe for you great things, and terrible, for thy lande, before thy people which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations, and their gods?

1611 marginal noteDeut. 4.7.

2 Samuel 9:7
¶ And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 9:7 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid saide vnto him, Feare not; for I will surely shew thee kindnesse, for Ionathan thy fathers sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eate bread at my table continually.

2 Samuel 9:10
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 9:10 · retained source text

Thou therefore and thy sonnes, and thy seruants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy masters sonne may haue food to eate: but Mephibosheth thy masters sonne shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteene sonnes, and twenty seruants.

2 Samuel 10:2
Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:2 · retained source text

Then said Dauid, I will shewe kindnes vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, as his father shewed kindnes vnto me. And Dauid sent to comfort him by the hand of his seruants, for his father: and Dauids seruants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 15:4
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:4 · retained source text

Absalom said moreouer, Oh that I were made Iudge in the land, that euery man which hath any suit or cause, might come vnto me, and I would do him iustice.

2 Samuel 17:26
So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:26 · retained source text

So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

2 Samuel 19:9
¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:9 · retained source text

¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saued vs out of the hand of our enemies, and he deliuered vs out of the hand of the Philistines, and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:29
And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:29 · retained source text

And the king said vnto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I haue said, Thou and Ziba diuide the land.

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