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shut

Meaning of “shut”

To close, fasten, block, confine, stop, exclude, or make inaccessible.

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105 occurrences102 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:16

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2 Kings 4:4
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:4 · retained source text

And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the doore vpon thee, and vpon thy sonnes, and shalt powre out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

2 Kings 4:5
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:5 · retained source text

So shee went from him, and shut the doore vpon her, & vpon her sonnes: who brought the vessels to her, and shee powred out.

2 Kings 4:21
And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:21 · retained source text

And she went vp, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the doore vpon him, and went out.

2 Kings 4:33
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:33 · retained source text

He went in therefore, and shut the doore vpon them twaine, and prayed vnto the LORD.

2 Kings 6:32
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 6:32 · retained source text

But Elisha sate in his house (and the elders sate with him) and the king sent a man from before him: but yer the messenger came to him, hee said to the Elders, See yee how this sonne of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? Looke when the messenger commeth, shut the doore, and hold him fast at the doore: Is not the sound of his masters feete behind him?

2 Kings 9:8
For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:8 · retained source text

For the whole house of Ahab shal perish, and I will cut off from Ahab, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut vp and left in Israel.

1611 marginal note1.Kings 14.10. and 21.21.

2 Kings 14:26
For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 14:26 · retained source text

For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut vp, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

2 Kings 17:4
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:4 · retained source text

An the king of Assyria found conspiracie in Hoshea: for hee had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done yeere by yeere: therefore the king of Assyria shut him vp, and bound him in prison.

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