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spoils

Meaning of “spoils”

Sense 1: Goods taken by force, especially in war; plunder or booty. Sense 2: Damages, corrupts, or lays waste.

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First occurrence: Joshua 7:21

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Every verse containing “spoils”

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Joshua 7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 7:21 · retained source text

When I saw among the spoiles a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of siluer, and a wedge of gold of fiftie shekels weight, then I coueted them, and tooke them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the siluer vnder it.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tongue

1 Chronicles 26:27
Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 26:27 · retained source text

Out of the spoyles wonne in battels, did they dedicate to maintaine the house of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. out of the battels and spoiles.

Isaiah 25:11
And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 25:11 · retained source text

And hee shall spread foorth his hands in the midst of them, as hee that swimmeth spreadeth foorth his hands to swimme: and hee shall bring downe their pride together with the spoiles of their hands.

Luke 11:22
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 11:22 · retained source text

But when a stronger then he shal come vpon him, and ouercome him, hee taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and diuideth his spoiles.

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