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sat

Meaning of “sat”

Was seated, took a seat, remained seated, or occupied a seat or place.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
192 occurrences179 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:1

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1 Chronicles 17:16
¶ And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 17:16 · retained source text

¶ And Dauid the king came, and sate before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought mee hitherto?

2 Chronicles 18:9
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 18:9 · retained source text

And the king of Israel and Iehoshaphat king of Iudah sate, either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sate in a voide place at the entring in of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets prophesied before them.

1611 marginal noteOr, floore.

Ezra 9:3
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 9:3 · retained source text

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and pluckt off the haire of my head, and of my beard, and sate downe astonied.

Ezra 9:4
Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 9:4 · retained source text

Then were assembled vnto me euery one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had bene caried away, and I sate astonied, vntill the euening sacrifice.

Ezra 10:9
¶ Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezra 10:9 · retained source text

¶ Then all the men of Iudah and Beniamin, gathered themselues together vnto Ierusalem, within three dayes: it was the ninth moneth, on the twentieth day of the moneth, and all the people sate in the streete of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great raine.

1611 marginal noteHebr. the showres.

Ezra 10:16
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ezra 10:16 · retained source text

And the children of the captiuitie did so: and Ezra the Priest, with certaine chiefe of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sate downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter.

Nehemiah 1:4
¶ And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 1:4 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe when I heard these words, that I sate downe and wept, and mourned certaine dayes, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heauen,

Nehemiah 8:17
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 8:17 · retained source text

And all the congregation of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie, made boothes, and sate vnder the boothes: for since the dayes of Ieshua the sonne of Nun, vnto that day, had not the children of Israel done so: and there was very great gladnesse.

Esther 1:2
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Esther 1:2 · retained source text

That in those dayes, when the King Ahasuerus sate on the throne of his kingdome, which was in Shushan the palace:

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