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slept

Meaning of “slept”

Past-tense or past-participial form of sleep. Sense 1: Rested in natural sleep. Sense 2: By figure, lay in death.

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49 occurrences49 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 2:21

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Genesis 2:21
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
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1611 witness · Genesis 2:21 · retained source text

And the LORD God caused a deepe sleepe to fall vpon Adam, and hee slept; and he tooke one of his ribs, and closed vp the flesh in stead thereof.

Genesis 41:5
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
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1611 witness · Genesis 41:5 · retained source text

And hee slept and dreamed the second time: and beholde, seuen eares of corne came vp vpon one stalke, ranke and good.

1611 marginal noteHebr. fat.

2 Samuel 11:9
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 11:9 · retained source text

But Uriah slept at the doore of the kings house, with all the seruants of his lord, and went not downe to his house.

1 Kings 2:10
So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:10 · retained source text

So Dauid slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid.

1611 marginal noteAct 2.29. and 13.36.

1 Kings 3:20
And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 3:20 · retained source text

And shee arose at midnight, and tooke my sonne from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and layd it in her bosome, and layd her dead childe in my bosome.

1 Kings 11:21
And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:21 · retained source text

And when Hadad heard in Egypt that Dauid slept with his fathers, and that Ioab the captaine of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine owne countrey.

1611 marginal noteHeb. send me away.

1 Kings 11:43
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:43 · retained source text

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid his father: and Rehoboam his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal noteMat.1.7. called Roboam.

1 Kings 14:20
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:20 · retained source text

And the dayes which Ieroboam reigned, were two and twentie yeeres: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lay downe.

1 Kings 14:31
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:31 · retained source text

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of Dauid: and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse. And Abijam his sonne reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 15:8
And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 15:8 · retained source text

And Abiiam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Dauid: and Asa his sonne reigned in his stead.

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