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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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First occurrence: Genesis 2:9

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2 Kings 24:19
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 24:19 · retained source text

And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Iehoiachin had done.

1 Chronicles 2:3
¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 2:3 · retained source text

¶ The sonnes of Iudah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah. Which three were borne vnto him, of the daughter of Shua the Canaanites. And Er the first-borne of Iudah, was euill in the sight of the LORD, and he slue him.

1611 marginal noteGen.38.3. & 46.12.

1611 marginal noteGen. 38.2.

1 Chronicles 19:13
Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the Lord do that which is good in his sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 19:13 · retained source text

Be of good courage, and let vs behaue our selues valiantly for our people, and for the Cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.

1 Chronicles 22:8
But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 22:8 · retained source text

But the word of the LORD came to mee, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great warres: thou shalt not build an house vnto my Name, because thou hast shed much blood vpon the earth in my sight.

1611 marginal noteChap. 28.3. 2.sam. 7.13.

1 Chronicles 28:8
Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 28:8 · retained source text

Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keepe, and seeke for all the commandements of the LORD your God, that ye may possesse this good land, and leaue it for an inheritance for your children after you, for euer.

1 Chronicles 29:25
And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 29:25 · retained source text

And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed vpon him such royal maiestie, as had not bene on any king before him in Israel.

1611 marginal note1.King. 3.13. 2.chro. 1.12. eccles. 2.9.

2 Chronicles 6:16
Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:16 · retained source text

Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keepe with thy seruant Dauid my father, that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not faile thee a man in my sight, to sit vpon the throne of Israel: yet so, that thy children take heede to their way, to walke in my Law, as thou hast walked before me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. there shall not a man be cut off.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 7.12. 1.king. 2.4. and 6.12.

1611 marginal notePsal. 132.12.

2 Chronicles 7:20
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 7:20 · retained source text

Then will I plucke them vp by the roots out of my land which I haue giuen them, and this house which I haue sanctified for my Name, wil I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a prouerbe, and a by-word among all nations.

2 Chronicles 20:32
And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 20:32 · retained source text

And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 22:4
Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 22:4 · retained source text

Wherefore he did euill in the sight of the LORD, like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father, to his destruction.

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