KJV dictionary & concordance

require

Meaning of “require”

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

Definition sources

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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KJV PCE

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 20:16 · retained source text

So Ionathan made a couenant with the house of Dauid, saying, Let the LORD euen require it at the hande of Dauids enemies.

1611 marginal noteHeb. cut.

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Historical English dictionary sources

To ask.

printed p. 275; PDF p. 295; Internet Archive leaf n294