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spread

Meaning of “spread”

To extend, unfold, scatter, disperse, or cover a wider area.

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First occurrence: Genesis 10:18

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2 Samuel 16:22
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:22 · retained source text

So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines, in the sight of all Israel.

2 Samuel 17:19
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:19 · retained source text

And the woman tooke and spread a couering ouer the welles mouth, and spread ground corne thereon; and the thing was not knowen.

2 Samuel 21:10
¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 21:10 · retained source text

¶ And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah tooke sackecloth, and spread it for her vpon the rocke, from the beginning of haruest, vntill water dropped vpon them out of heauen, and suffered neither the birds of the aire to rest on them by day, nor the beastes of the fielde by night.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.7.

2 Samuel 22:43
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:43 · retained source text

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I did stampe them as the myre of the street, and did spread them abroad.

1 Kings 6:32
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:32 · retained source text

The two doores also were of Oliue tree, and he carued vpon them caruings of Cherubims, and palme trees, and open flowers, and ouerlayd them with gold, and spread gold vpon the Cherubims, and vpon the palme trees.

1611 marginal noteOr, leaues of the doores.

1611 marginal noteHebr. openings of flowers.

1 Kings 8:7
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:7 · retained source text

For the Cherubims spread forth their two wings ouer the place of the Arke, and the Cherubims couered the Arke, and the staues thereof aboue.

1 Kings 8:22
¶ And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:22 · retained source text

¶ And Solomon stood before the Altar of the LORD, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and spread foorth his handes toward heauen:

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 6.13.

1 Kings 8:38
What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:38 · retained source text

What prayer and supplication soeuer be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know euery man the plague of his owne heart, and spread forth his handes towards this house:

1 Kings 8:54
And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:54 · retained source text

And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication vnto the LORD, he arose from before the Altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees, with his handes spread vp to heauen.

2 Kings 8:15
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 8:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe on the morrow, that he tooke a thicke cloth, and dipt it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died, and Hazael reigned in his stead.

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