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message

Meaning of “message”

Any notice, word or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
7 occurrences7 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Judges 3:20

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “message”

KJV PCE
Judges 3:20
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Judges 3:20 · retained source text

And Ehud came vnto him, and he was sitting in a Summer parlour, which hee had for himselfe alone: And Ehud said, I haue a message from God vnto thee. And he arose out of his seat.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a parlour of cooling.

1 Kings 20:12
And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:12 · retained source text

And it came to passe, when Benhadad heard this message (as hee was drinking, he and the kings in the pauilions) that hee said vnto his seruants, Set yourselues in aray. And they set themselues in aray against the citie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. word.

1611 marginal noteOr, Tents.

1611 marginal noteOr, place the engins: and they placed engines.

Proverbs 26:6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 26:6 · retained source text

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, cutteth off the feete, and drinketh dammage.

1611 marginal noteOr, violence.

Haggai 1:13
Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Haggai 1:13 · retained source text

Then spake Haggai the LORDs messenger in the LORDs message vnto the people, saying; I am with you, saith the LORD.

Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 19:14 · retained source text

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We wil not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.

1 John 1:5
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 1:5 · retained source text

This then is the message which we haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenesse at all.

1 John 3:11
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 John 3:11 · retained source text

For this is the message that yee heard from the beginning, that wee should loue one another.

1611 marginal noteOr, commandement.

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Any notice, word or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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