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messengers

Meaning of “messengers”

Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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79 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 32:3

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1 Kings 20:2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:2 · retained source text

And hee sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and saide vnto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

1 Kings 20:5
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:5 · retained source text

And the messengers came againe, and saide, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I haue sent vnto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliuer me thy siluer, and thy gold, and thy wiues, and thy children:

1 Kings 20:9
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:9 · retained source text

Wherefore hee said vnto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou diddest send for to thy seruant at the first, I will doe: but this thing I may not doe. And the messengers departed, and brought him word againe.

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