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spake

Meaning of “spake”

The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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First occurrence: Genesis 8:15

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1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 16:4 · retained source text

And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem: and the elders of the towne trembled at his comming, and said, Commest thou peaceably?

1611 marginal noteHebr. meeting.

1 Samuel 17:23
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:23 · retained source text

And as he talked with them, behold, there came vp the champion (the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name) out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and Dauid heard them.

1 Samuel 17:26
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:26 · retained source text

And Dauid spake to the men that stood by him, saying; What shall bee done to the man that killeth this Philistine; and taketh away the reproch from Israel? for who is this vncircumcised Philistine, that he should defie the armies of the liuing God?

1 Samuel 17:28
¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:28 · retained source text

¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake vnto the men, and Eliabs anger was kindled against Dauid, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheepe in the wildernesse? I know thy pride, and the naughtinesse of thine heart; for thou art come downe, that thou mightest see the battell.

1 Samuel 17:30
¶ And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:30 · retained source text

¶ And hee turned from him towards another, and spake after the same maner: and the people answered him againe after the former maner.

1611 marginal noteHebr. word.

1 Samuel 17:31
And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 17:31 · retained source text

And when the words were heard which Dauid spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tooke him.

1 Samuel 18:23
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:23 · retained source text

And Sauls seruants spake those wordes in the eares of Dauid: And Dauid said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a kings sonne in law, seeing that I am a poore man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:24
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:24 · retained source text

And the seruants of Saul tolde him, saying; On this manner spake Dauid.

1611 marginal noteHebr. according to these words.

1 Samuel 19:1
AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruants, that they should kill Dauid.

1 Samuel 19:4
¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 19:4 · retained source text

¶ And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruant, against Dauid: because hee hath not sinned against thee, and because his workes haue bene to thee ward very good.

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