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multitude

Meaning of “multitude”

1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.

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243 occurrences233 verses36 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 16:10

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1 Samuel 13:5
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¶ And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven.
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¶ And the Philistines gathered themselues together, to fight with Israel, thirtie thousand charets, and sixe thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude, and they came vp, and pitched in Michmash, Eastward from Bethauen.

1 Samuel 14:16
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And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
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And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Beniamin looked: and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating downe one another.

Complete reference index — all 233 verses
Genesis 16:10Genesis 28:3Genesis 30:30Genesis 32:12Genesis 48:4Genesis 48:16Genesis 48:19Exodus 12:38Exodus 23:2Leviticus 25:16Numbers 11:4Numbers 32:1Deuteronomy 1:10Deuteronomy 10:22Deuteronomy 28:62Joshua 11:4Judges 4:7Judges 6:5Judges 7:121 Samuel 13:51 Samuel 14:162 Samuel 6:192 Samuel 17:111 Kings 3:81 Kings 4:201 Kings 8:51 Kings 20:131 Kings 20:282 Kings 7:132 Kings 19:232 Kings 25:112 Chronicles 1:92 Chronicles 5:62 Chronicles 13:82 Chronicles 14:112 Chronicles 20:22 Chronicles 20:152 Chronicles 20:242 Chronicles 28:52 Chronicles 30:182 Chronicles 32:7Nehemiah 13:3Esther 5:11Esther 10:3Job 11:2Job 31:34Job 32:7Job 33:19Job 35:9Job 39:7Psalms 5:7Psalms 5:10Psalms 33:16Psalms 42:4Psalms 49:6Psalms 51:1Psalms 68:30Psalms 69:13Psalms 69:16Psalms 74:19Psalms 94:19Psalms 97:1Psalms 106:7Psalms 106:45Psalms 109:30Proverbs 10:19Proverbs 11:14Proverbs 14:28Proverbs 15:22Proverbs 20:15Proverbs 24:6Ecclesiastes 5:3Ecclesiastes 5:7Isaiah 1:11Isaiah 5:13Isaiah 5:14Isaiah 13:4Isaiah 16:14Isaiah 17:12Isaiah 29:5Isaiah 29:7Isaiah 29:8Isaiah 31:4Isaiah 32:14Isaiah 37:24Isaiah 47:9Isaiah 47:12Isaiah 47:13Isaiah 60:6Isaiah 63:7Jeremiah 3:23Jeremiah 10:13Jeremiah 12:6Jeremiah 30:14Jeremiah 30:15Jeremiah 44:15Jeremiah 46:25Jeremiah 49:32Jeremiah 51:16Jeremiah 51:42Jeremiah 52:15Lamentations 1:5Lamentations 3:32Ezekiel 7:11Ezekiel 7:12Ezekiel 7:13Ezekiel 7:14Ezekiel 14:4Ezekiel 19:11Ezekiel 23:42Ezekiel 27:12Ezekiel 27:16Ezekiel 27:18Ezekiel 27:33Ezekiel 28:16Ezekiel 28:18Ezekiel 29:19Ezekiel 30:4Ezekiel 30:10Ezekiel 30:15Ezekiel 31:2Ezekiel 31:5Ezekiel 31:9Ezekiel 31:18Ezekiel 32:12Ezekiel 32:16Ezekiel 32:18Ezekiel 32:24Ezekiel 32:25Ezekiel 32:26Ezekiel 32:31Ezekiel 32:32Ezekiel 39:11Ezekiel 47:9Daniel 10:6Daniel 11:10Daniel 11:11Daniel 11:12Daniel 11:13Hosea 9:7Hosea 10:1Hosea 10:13Micah 2:12Nahum 3:3Nahum 3:4Zechariah 2:4Matthew 13:2Matthew 13:34Matthew 13:36Matthew 14:5Matthew 14:14Matthew 14:15Matthew 14:19Matthew 15:10Matthew 15:31Matthew 15:32Matthew 15:33Matthew 15:35Matthew 15:36Matthew 15:39Matthew 17:14Matthew 20:29Matthew 20:31Matthew 21:8Matthew 21:11Matthew 21:46Matthew 22:33Matthew 23:1Matthew 26:47Matthew 27:20Matthew 27:24Mark 2:13Mark 3:7Mark 3:8Mark 3:9Mark 3:20Mark 3:32Mark 4:1Mark 4:36Mark 5:31Mark 7:33Mark 8:1Mark 8:2Mark 9:14Mark 9:17Mark 14:43Mark 15:8Luke 1:10Luke 2:13Luke 3:7Luke 5:6Luke 5:19Luke 6:17Luke 6:19Luke 8:37Luke 8:45Luke 9:12Luke 9:16Luke 12:1Luke 18:36Luke 19:37Luke 19:39Luke 22:6Luke 22:47Luke 23:1John 5:3John 5:13John 6:2John 21:6Acts 2:6Acts 4:32Acts 5:16Acts 6:2Acts 6:5Acts 14:1Acts 14:4Acts 15:12Acts 15:30Acts 16:22Acts 17:4Acts 19:9Acts 19:33Acts 21:22Acts 21:34Acts 21:36Acts 23:7Acts 24:18Acts 25:24Hebrews 11:12James 5:201 Peter 4:8Revelation 7:9Revelation 19:6

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Genesis7 occurrences
7 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges4 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles10 occurrences
10 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseEsther2 occurrences
2 versesJob6 occurrences
6 versesPsalms16 occurrences
15 versesProverbs6 occurrences
6 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah18 occurrences
17 versesJeremiah11 occurrences
11 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel33 occurrences
31 versesDaniel6 occurrences
5 versesHosea3 occurrences
3 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseNahum2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew26 occurrences
25 versesMark17 occurrences
16 versesLuke18 occurrences
18 versesJohn4 occurrences
4 versesActs19 occurrences
19 versesHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation2 occurrences
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