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slew

Meaning of “slew”

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

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196 occurrences185 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:8

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2 Kings 16:9
And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 16:9 · retained source text

And the king of Assyria hearkened vnto him: for the king of Assyria went vp against Damascus, and tooke it, and caried the people of it captiue to Kir, and slew Rezin.

2 Kings 17:25
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:25 · retained source text

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD; therefore the LORD sent Lions among them, which slew some of them.

2 Kings 21:23
¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 21:23 · retained source text

¶ And the seruants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his owne house.

2 Kings 21:24
And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 21:24 · retained source text

And the people of the land slew al them that had conspired against king Amon, and the people of the land made Iosiah his sonne king in his stead.

2 Kings 23:20
And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:20 · retained source text

And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there, vpon the altars, and burnt mens bones vpon them, and returned to Ierusalem.

1611 marginal noteOr sacrificed.

2 Kings 23:29
¶ In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:29 · retained source text

¶ In his dayes, Pharaoh Nechoh king of Egypt, went vp against the king of Assyria to the riuer Euphrates: and king Iosiah went against him, and hee slew him at Megiddo, when he had seene him.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 35.20.

2 Kings 25:7
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 25:7 · retained source text

And they slew the sonnes of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brasse, and carried him to Babylon.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made blinde.

2 Kings 25:21
And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 25:21 · retained source text

And the King of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath: so Iudah was caried away out of their land.

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 7:21
¶ And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:21 · retained source text

¶ And Zabad his sonne, and Shuthelah his sonne, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath, that were borne in that land slewe, because they came downe to take away their cattell.

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