They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 22:19 · retained source text
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the LORD was my stay.
KJV dictionary & concordance
stay
Meaning of “stay”
1. To remain, wait, stop, or delay; as a noun, a halt or standstill. 2. To support, sustain, rely, or rest upon. 3. To restrain or hold back. 4. As a noun, a support, prop, defence, person, or provision depended upon.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
33 occurrences30 verses16 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 19:17
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “stay”
And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 24:16 · retained source text
And when the Angel stretched out his hand vpon Ierusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the euill, and said to the Angel that destroyed the people, It is ynough: stay now thine hand. And the Angel of the LORD was by the threshing place of Araunah the Iebusite.
1611 marginal note1.Sam. 15.11.
Complete reference index — all 30 verses
Genesis 19:17Exodus 9:28Leviticus 13:5Leviticus 13:23Leviticus 13:28Leviticus 13:37Joshua 10:19Ruth 1:131 Samuel 15:161 Samuel 20:382 Samuel 22:192 Samuel 24:161 Chronicles 21:15Job 37:4Job 38:37Psalms 18:18Proverbs 28:17Song of Solomon 2:5Isaiah 3:1Isaiah 10:20Isaiah 19:13Isaiah 29:9Isaiah 30:12Isaiah 31:1Isaiah 48:2Isaiah 50:10Jeremiah 4:6Jeremiah 20:9Daniel 4:35Hosea 13:13
Where “stay” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus4 occurrences
4 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah11 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus4 occurrences
4 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob2 occurrences
2 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah11 occurrences
8 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verse
Source order
Definition evidence
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗a support.
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗to support.