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son

Meaning of “son”

1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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2,141 occurrences1,574 verses54 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:17

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2 Samuel 21:14
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:14 · retained source text

And the bones of Saul and Ionathan his sonne buried they in the countrey of Beniamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they perfourmed all that the king commanded: and after that, God was entreated for the land.

2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:17 · retained source text

But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of Dauid sware vnto him, saying, Thou shalt goe no more out with vs to battell, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

1611 marginal noteHeb. candle, or lampe

2 Samuel 21:19
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:19 · retained source text

And there was againe a battell in Gob, with the Philistines, where Elhanan the sonne of Iaare-Oregim a Bethlehemite, slewe the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staffe of whose speare was like a weauers beame.

1611 marginal noteSee 1.Chro. 20.5.

2 Samuel 21:21
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:21 · retained source text

And when he defied Israel, Ionathan the sonne of Shimea the brother of Dauid, slew him.

1611 marginal noteOr, reproched.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 16.9.

2 Samuel 23:1
NOW these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:1 · retained source text

¶ Nowe these bee the last words of Dauid: Dauid the sonne of Iesse saide, and the man who was raised vp on high, the Anointed of the God of Iacob, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel, said,

2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:9 · retained source text

And after him was Eleazar the sonne of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mightie men with Dauid, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battell, and the men of Israel were gone away.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 11.12.

2 Samuel 23:11
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:11 · retained source text

And after him was Shammah the sonne of Agee the Hararite: and the Philistines were gathered together into a troupe, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines.

1611 marginal noteOr, for forraging.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 11.27.

2 Samuel 23:18
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:18 · retained source text

And Abishai the brother of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, was chiefe among three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

1611 marginal noteHeb. slaine.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 11.20.

2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:20 · retained source text

And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada the sonne of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many actes, he slew two lion-like men of Moab: hee went downe also, and slewe a Lyon in the middest of a pit in time of snow.

1611 marginal noteHeb. great of acts.

1611 marginal noteHebr. lion of God.

2 Samuel 23:22
These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:22 · retained source text

These things did Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and had the name among three mightie men.

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Genesis148 occurrences
131 verses
Exodus32 occurrences
27 verses
Leviticus6 occurrences
5 verses
Numbers148 occurrences
132 verses
Deuteronomy32 occurrences
28 verses
Joshua44 occurrences
35 verses
Judges52 occurrences
47 verses
Ruth2 occurrences
2 verses
1 Samuel79 occurrences
65 verses
2 Samuel133 occurrences
105 verses
1 Kings130 occurrences
114 verses
2 Kings147 occurrences
111 verses
1 Chronicles324 occurrences
163 verses
2 Chronicles104 occurrences
77 verses
Ezra44 occurrences
25 verses
Nehemiah117 occurrences
50 verses
Esther8 occurrences
6 verses
Job5 occurrences
5 verses
Psalms11 occurrences
11 verses
Proverbs44 occurrences
40 verses
Ecclesiastes4 occurrences
4 verses
Isaiah35 occurrences
30 verses
Jeremiah147 occurrences
98 verses
Ezekiel108 occurrences
105 verses
Daniel3 occurrences
3 verses
Hosea6 occurrences
5 verses
Joel1 occurrence
1 verse
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah5 occurrences
1 verse
Haggai10 occurrences
6 verses
Zechariah8 occurrences
6 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew24 occurrences
22 verses
Mark12 occurrences
11 verses
Luke105 occurrences
43 verses
John20 occurrences
20 verses
Acts8 occurrences
8 verses
Romans1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
Galatians5 occurrences
2 verses
Philippians1 occurrence
1 verse
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
2 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses
Titus1 occurrence
1 verse
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews7 occurrences
7 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Peter1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation1 occurrence
1 verse

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