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nations

Meaning of “nations”

Sense 1: Distinct peoples or political communities. Sense 2: The Gentile peoples as distinguished from Israel.

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:5

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1 Chronicles 14:17
And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 14:17 · retained source text

And the fame of Dauid went out into all lands, and the LORD brought the feare of him vpon all nations.

1 Chronicles 16:31
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 16:31 · retained source text

Let the heauens be glad, and let the earth reioyce: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

1 Chronicles 17:21
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:21 · retained source text

And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whome God went to redeeme to be his owne people, to make thee a name of greatnesse and terriblenesse, by driuing out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

1 Chronicles 18:11
¶ Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 18:11 · retained source text

¶ Them also king Dauid dedicated vnto the LORD, with the siluer and the golde that he brought from all these nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

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