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
And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
And the king saide vnto mee (the Queene also sitting by him) For how long shall thy iourney bee? and when wilt thou returne? So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time.
1611 marginal noteHebr. wife.
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
And the saying pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
1611 marginal noteHeb. was good in the eyes of the king.
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king, bee Queene in stead of Uasthi. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindnesse of him, and hee speedily gaue her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seuen maidens, which were meet to be giuen her, out of the Kings house, and hee preferred her and her maids, vnto the best place of the house of the women.
1611 marginal noteHeb. her portions.
1611 marginal noteHebr. hee changed her.
¶ Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
¶ Then saide Zeresh his wife, and all his friends vnto him, Let a gallous be made of fifty cubits hie, and to morrow speake thou vnto the king, that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then goe thou in merily with the king vnto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman, and hee caused the gallous to be made.
1611 marginal noteHeb. tree.
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliuer me: O LORD, make haste to helpe me.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousnesse, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullockes vpon thine altar.
But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
But our God is in the heauens: he hath done whatsoeuer he pleased.
1611 marginal notePsal.135.6
Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.
Whatsoeuer the LORD pleased, that did he in heauen and in earth: in the Seas, and all deepe places.
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousnes sake, he will magnifie the Law, and make it honourable.
1611 marginal noteOr, him.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.
