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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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2 Samuel 3:13
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¶ And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:13 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Well, I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Sauls daughter, when thou commest to see my face.

1611 marginal noteHebr. saying.

2 Samuel 4:11
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How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 4:11 · retained source text

How much more, when wicked men haue slaine a righteous person, in his owne house, vpon his bed? Shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

2 Samuel 19:38
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And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 19:38 · retained source text

And the king answered, Chimham shal goe ouer with me, and I will doe to him that which shall seeme good vnto thee: and whatsoeuer thou shalt require of me, that will I doe for thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. chuse.

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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