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slain

Meaning of “slain”

Killed, put to death, struck down, or slaughtered.

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:23

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2 Kings 3:23
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 3:23 · retained source text

And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slaine, and they haue smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoile.

1611 marginal noteHeb. destroyed.

2 Kings 11:2
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:2 · retained source text

But Iehosheba the daughter of king Ioram, sister of Ahaziah, tooke Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah, and stale him from among the Kings sonnes which were slaine; and they hid him, euen him and his nurse in the bed-chamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slaine.

2 Kings 11:8
And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:8 · retained source text

And yee shall compasse the King round about, euery man with his weapons in his hand: and he that commeth within the ranges, let him bee slaine: and be yee with the king, as hee goeth out, and as he commeth in.

2 Kings 11:15
But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:15 · retained source text

But Iehoiada the Priest commanded the captaines of the hundreds, the officers of the hoste, and sayde vnto them, Haue her foorth without the ranges; and him that followeth her, kill with the sword: for the Priest had sayd, Let her not be slaine in the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 11:16
And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 11:16 · retained source text

And they laid hands on her, and she went by the way, by the which the horses came into the kings house, and there was she slaine.

2 Kings 14:5
¶ And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 14:5 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe assoone as the kingdome was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his seruants which had slaine the king his father.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.20.

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