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sight

Meaning of “sight”

1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

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333 occurrences320 verses45 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:9

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2 Kings 1:13
¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 1:13 · retained source text

¶ And hee sent againe a captaine of the third fiftie, with his fiftie: and the third captaine of fiftie went vp, and came and fell on his knees before Eliiah, and besought him, and saide vnto him, Oh man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fiftie thy seruants, be precious in thy sight.

1611 marginal noteHebr. bowed.

2 Kings 1:14
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 1:14 · retained source text

Behold, there came fire downe from heauen, and burnt vp the two captaines of the former fifties, with their fifties: Therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 3:2
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:2 · retained source text

And he wrought euill in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father and like his mother; for hee put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

1611 marginal noteHebr. statue.

2 Kings 3:18
And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:18 · retained source text

And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD, he will deliuer the Moabites also into your hand.

2 Kings 8:18
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:18 · retained source text

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and hee did euill in the sight of the LORD.

2 Kings 8:27
And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:27 · retained source text

And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did euill in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for hee was the sonne in law of the house of Ahab.

2 Kings 12:2
And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the Lord all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 12:2 · retained source text

And Iehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his dayes, wherein Iehoiada the Priest instructed him.

2 Kings 13:2
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 13:2 · retained source text

And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, which made Israel to sinne, he departed not there from.

1611 marginal noteHeb. walked after.

2 Kings 13:11
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 13:11 · retained source text

And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the LORD; hee departed not from all the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, who made Israel sinne: but hee walked therein.

2 Kings 14:3
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 14:3 · retained source text

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like Dauid his father: hee did according to all things as Ioash his father did.

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