KJV dictionary & concordance

slay

Meaning of “slay”

To kill or put to death.

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117 occurrences113 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:14

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¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Daniel 2:14 · retained source text

¶ Then Daniel answered with counsell and wisedome to Arioch the captaine of the Kings guard, which was gone foorth to slay the wise men of Babylon.

1611 marginal noteCald. returned.

1611 marginal noteOr, chiefe marshall. Cald. chiefe of the executioners or slaughtermen.

Complete reference index — all 113 verses

Genesis 4:14 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 20:4 Genesis 20:11 Genesis 22:10 Genesis 27:41 Genesis 34:30 Genesis 37:18 Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:26 Genesis 42:37 Genesis 43:16 Exodus 2:15 Exodus 4:23 Exodus 5:21 Exodus 21:14 Exodus 23:7 Exodus 29:16 Exodus 32:12 Exodus 32:27 Leviticus 4:29 Leviticus 4:33 Leviticus 14:13 Leviticus 20:15 Numbers 19:3 Numbers 25:5 Numbers 35:19 Numbers 35:21 Deuteronomy 9:28 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 27:25 Joshua 13:22 Judges 8:19 Judges 8:20 Judges 9:54 1 Samuel 2:25 1 Samuel 5:10 1 Samuel 5:11 1 Samuel 14:34 1 Samuel 15:3 1 Samuel 19:5 1 Samuel 19:11 1 Samuel 19:15 1 Samuel 20:8 1 Samuel 20:33 1 Samuel 22:17 2 Samuel 1:9 2 Samuel 3:37 2 Samuel 21:2 1 Kings 1:51 1 Kings 3:26 1 Kings 3:27 1 Kings 15:28 1 Kings 17:18 1 Kings 18:9 1 Kings 18:12 1 Kings 18:14 1 Kings 19:17 1 Kings 20:36 2 Kings 8:12 2 Kings 10:25 2 Kings 17:26 2 Chronicles 20:23 2 Chronicles 23:14 Nehemiah 4:11 Nehemiah 6:10 Esther 8:11 Job 9:23 Job 13:15 Job 20:16 Psalms 34:21 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 37:32 Psalms 59:11 Psalms 94:6 Psalms 109:16 Psalms 139:19 Proverbs 1:32 Isaiah 11:4 Isaiah 14:30 Isaiah 27:1 Isaiah 65:15 Jeremiah 5:6 Jeremiah 15:3 Jeremiah 18:23 Jeremiah 20:4 Jeremiah 29:21 Jeremiah 40:14 Jeremiah 40:15 Jeremiah 41:8 Jeremiah 50:27 Ezekiel 9:6 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 23:47 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 26:11 Ezekiel 40:39 Ezekiel 44:11 Daniel 2:14 Hosea 2:3 Hosea 9:16 Amos 2:3 Amos 9:1 Amos 9:4 Habakkuk 1:17 Zechariah 11:5 Luke 11:49 Luke 19:27 John 5:16 Acts 5:33 Acts 9:29 Acts 11:7 Revelation 9:15

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Genesis 22:10 Exodus 12:6 1 Samuel 22:17 Psalm 44:22 Luke 15:23 Revelation 6:4 Genesis 43:16 Leviticus 14:13 Numbers 35:19 John 5:16 1 Samuel 23:1 Genesis 4:14 Exodus 23:7 Judges 8:19 2 Samuel 21:2 Nehemiah 4:11 Isaiah 27:1 Ezekiel 40:39 Revelation 9:15