KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of promote, meaning to raise or advance to greater rank or honour.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Judges 9:9
Complete exact-word concordance
But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
But the Oliue tree saide vnto them, Should I leaue my fatnesse, wherewith by mee they honour God and man, and goe to bee promoted ouer the trees?
1611 marginal noteOr, goe vp and downe for other trees.
But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
But the Figge tree saide vnto them, Should I forsake my sweetenesse, and my good fruit, and goe to be promoted ouer the trees?
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
And the Uine said vnto them, Should I leaue my wine, which cheareth God and man, and goe to bee promoted ouer the trees?
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had aduanced him aboue the Princes, and seruants of the king.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.
Then the King promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the prouince of Babylon.
1611 marginal noteCald. made to prosper.
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