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obedient

Meaning of “obedient”

Yielding, submitting, or acting according to a command or authority.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses13 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 24:7

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2 Samuel 22:45
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:45 · retained source text

Strangers shall submit themselues vnto me: as soone as they heare, they shall be obedient vnto me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sonnes of the stranger.

1611 marginal noteOr, yeeld fained obedience. Heb. lye.

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Submissive to authority; complying with commands or what is required.

volume 2, leaf 202, column 2 (main_dictionary)