KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, past-participial, or adjectival form of please. Sense 1: Gave pleasure or satisfaction to, was agreeable or acceptable to, or was gratified. Sense 2: Chose, desired, willed, or saw fit.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 28:8
Complete exact-word concordance
For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.
For the LORD wil not forsake his people, for his great Names sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
And Michal Sauls daughter loued Dauid: and they tolde Saul, and the thing pleased him.
1611 marginal noteHebr. was right in his eyes.
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
And when his seruants told Dauid these wordes, it pleased Dauid well to be the kings sonne in lawe: and the dayes were not expired.
1611 marginal noteHebr. fulfilled.
And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
And all the people tooke notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoeuer the King did, pleased all the people.
1611 marginal noteHeb. was good in their eyes.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHebr. was right in the eyes of &c.
In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
In that thou louest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends; for thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes, nor seruants: for this day I perceiue, that if Absalom had liued, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well.
1611 marginal noteHeb. by louing, &c.
1611 marginal noteHeb. that princes or seruants are not to thee.
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
And the speach pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
AND it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
¶ And it came to passe, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the kings house, and all Solomons desire which hee was pleased to doe,
1611 marginal note2.Chron. 7.11.
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had giuen him, and they pleased him not.
1611 marginal noteHeb. were not right in his eyes.
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
And the thing pleased the king, and all the Congregation.
1611 marginal noteHeb. was right in the eyes of the King.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.
