KJV dictionary & concordance

messenger

Meaning of “messenger”

One sent to bear a message, notice, command, or errand.

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34 occurrences32 verses18 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 50:16

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1 Samuel 4:17

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And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:17 · retained source text

And the messenger answered, and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath bene also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sonnes also, Hophni & Phinehas, are dead, and the Arke of God is taken.

1 Samuel 23:27

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¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 23:27 · retained source text

¶ But there came a messenger vnto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come: for the Philistines haue inuaded the land.

1611 marginal noteHebr. spread themselues vpon &c.

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Genesis 50:16 2 Samuel 11:22 1 Kings 22:13 2 Kings 9:18 Proverbs 13:17 Jeremiah 51:31 Matthew 11:10 Philippians 2:25