KJV dictionary & concordance

required

Meaning of “required”

Past-tense or past-participial form of require (to ask, demand, call for, or hold someone accountable for what is due).

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

22 occurrences21 verses14 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 42:22

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1 Samuel 21:8

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¶ And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · 1 Samuel 21:8 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, And is there not here vnder thine hand speare or sword? for I haue neither brought my sword nor my weapons with mee, because the kings businesse required haste.

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Where “required” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Exodus1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse Nehemiah1 occurrence
1 verse Esther1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms3 occurrences
2 verses Proverbs1 occurrence
1 verse Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Luke6 occurrences
6 verses 1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 42:22 2 Samuel 12:20 2 Chronicles 24:6 Esther 2:15 Psalms 137:3 Luke 11:50 Luke 12:48 1 Corinthians 4:2

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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Demanded; needed; necessary.

volume 2, leaf 465, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 171)