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shut

Meaning of “shut”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
105 occurrences102 verses28 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:16

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1 Kings 8:35
¶ When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:35 · retained source text

¶ When heauen is shut vp, and there is no raine, because they haue sinned against thee: if they pray towards this place, and confesse thy Name, and turne from their sinne, when thou afflictest them:

1 Kings 14:10
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:10 · retained source text

Therefore behold, I will bring euill vpon the house of Ieroboam, and will cut off from Ieroboam, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut vp and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Ieroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

1611 marginal note1.King. 15.29.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.21. 2.king. 9.8.

1 Kings 21:21
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and 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 · 1 Kings 21:21 · retained source text

Behold, I will bring euill vpon thee, and will take away thy posteritie, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut vp, and left in Israel,

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.10. 2.king. 9.8.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 25.22.

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.10.

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
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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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.

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