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stead

Meaning of “stead”

The place, position, office, or role occupied by one person or thing in substitution for another.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
94 occurrences94 verses18 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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2 Chronicles 1:8
And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 1:8 · retained source text

And Solomon saide vnto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy vnto Dauid my father, and hast made me to reigne in his stead:

1611 marginal note1.Chro. 28.5.

2 Chronicles 9:31
And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:31 · retained source text

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and hee was buried in the citie of Dauid his father, and Rehoboam his sonne reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:16
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 12:16 · retained source text

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 14:1
SO Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 14:1 · retained source text

¶ So Abiiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Dauid, and Asa his sonne reigned in his stead: in his dayes the land was quiet ten yeeres.

1611 marginal note1.King. 15.8. &c.

2 Chronicles 17:1
AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 17:1 · retained source text

¶ And Iehoshaphat his sonne reigned in his stead, and strengthened himselfe against Israel.

1611 marginal note1.King. 15.24.

2 Chronicles 21:1
NOW Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 21:1 · retained source text

¶ Now Iehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the citie of Dauid: and Iehoram his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal note1.King. 22.50.

2 Chronicles 22:1
AND the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 22:1 · retained source text

¶ And the inhabitants of Ierusalem made Ahaziah his yongest sonne, king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the campe, had slaine all the eldest. So Ahaziah the sonne of Iehoram king of Iudah reigned.

1611 marginal note2.King. 8.24,&c.

1611 marginal noteChap. 21.17.

2 Chronicles 24:27
¶ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 24:27 · retained source text

¶ Now concerning his sonnes, and the greatnesse of the burdens laide vpon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the booke of the Kings. And Amaziah his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founding.

1611 marginal noteOr, Commentarie.

2 Chronicles 26:23
So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 26:23 · retained source text

So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the buriall which belonged to the kings: for they saide, He is a leper: And Iotham his sonne reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 27:9
¶ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 27:9 · retained source text

¶ And Iotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Dauid: and Ahaz his sonne reigned in his stead.

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Place; 'in the stead of' means in the place of.

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