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smote

Meaning of “smote”

1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:5

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1 Samuel 4:8
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 4:8 · retained source text

Woe vnto vs: who shall deliuer vs out of the hand of these mightie Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wildernesse.

1 Samuel 5:6
But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 5:6 · retained source text

But the hand of the LORD was heauy vpon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with Emerods, euen Ashdod, and the coastes thereof.

1611 marginal notePsal. 78.66.

1 Samuel 5:9
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 5:9 · retained source text

And it was so, that after they had caried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the citie with a very great destruction: and hee smote the men of the citie both small and great, and they had Emerods in their secret parts.

1 Samuel 6:9
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:9 · retained source text

And see, if it goeth vp by the way of his owne coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done vs this great euill: but if not, then wee shall know that it is not his hand that smote vs; it was a chance that happened to vs.

1611 marginal noteOr, it.

1 Samuel 6:19
¶ And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 6:19 · retained source text

¶ And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the Arke of the LORD, euen he smote of the people fiftie thousand, and threescore and tenne men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

1 Samuel 7:11
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 7:11 · retained source text

And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, vntill they came vnder Bethcar.

1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 13:3 · retained source text

And Ionathan smote the garison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it: and Saul blew the trumpet thorowout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrewes heare.

1611 marginal noteOr, the hill.

1 Samuel 14:31
And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:31 · retained source text

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aiialon: and the people were very faint.

1 Samuel 14:48
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 14:48 · retained source text

And he gathered an hoste, and smote the Amalekites, and deliuered Israel out of the handes of them that spoiled them.

1611 marginal noteOr, wroght mightily.

1 Samuel 15:7
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 15:7 · retained source text

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Hauilah, vntill thou commest to Shur, that is ouer against Egypt.

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