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require

Meaning of “require”

To ask, demand, call for, or hold someone accountable for what is due.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
29 occurrences27 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 9:5

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1 Chronicles 21:3
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And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 21:3 · retained source text

And Ioab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many moe as they bee: but, my lord the king, are they not al my lords seruants? why then doeth my lord require this thing? why will hee bee a cause of trespasse to Israel?

Complete reference index — all 27 verses
Genesis 9:5Genesis 31:39Genesis 43:9Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 18:19Deuteronomy 23:21Joshua 22:231 Samuel 20:162 Samuel 3:132 Samuel 4:112 Samuel 19:381 Kings 8:591 Chronicles 21:32 Chronicles 24:22Ezra 7:21Ezra 8:22Nehemiah 5:12Psalms 10:13Ezekiel 3:18Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 20:40Ezekiel 33:6Ezekiel 33:8Ezekiel 34:10Micah 6:81 Corinthians 1:221 Corinthians 7:36

Where “require” appears

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Genesis5 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseEzra2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel6 occurrences
6 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians2 occurrences
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