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stead

Meaning of “stead”

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

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

First occurrence: Genesis 22:13

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Isaiah 37:38
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And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 37:38 · retained source text

And it came to passe as hee was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adramelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Ararat.

Complete reference index — all 94 verses
Genesis 22:13Genesis 30:2Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:34Genesis 36:35Genesis 36:36Genesis 36:37Genesis 36:38Genesis 36:39Exodus 29:30Leviticus 6:22Leviticus 16:32Numbers 32:14Deuteronomy 2:12Deuteronomy 2:21Deuteronomy 2:22Deuteronomy 2:23Deuteronomy 10:6Joshua 5:72 Samuel 10:12 Samuel 16:81 Kings 1:301 Kings 1:351 Kings 11:431 Kings 14:201 Kings 14:271 Kings 14:311 Kings 15:81 Kings 15:241 Kings 15:281 Kings 16:61 Kings 16:101 Kings 16:281 Kings 22:401 Kings 22:502 Kings 1:172 Kings 3:272 Kings 8:152 Kings 8:242 Kings 10:352 Kings 12:212 Kings 13:92 Kings 13:242 Kings 14:162 Kings 14:292 Kings 15:72 Kings 15:102 Kings 15:142 Kings 15:222 Kings 15:302 Kings 15:382 Kings 16:202 Kings 19:372 Kings 20:212 Kings 21:182 Kings 21:242 Kings 21:262 Kings 23:302 Kings 24:62 Kings 24:171 Chronicles 1:441 Chronicles 1:451 Chronicles 1:461 Chronicles 1:471 Chronicles 1:481 Chronicles 1:491 Chronicles 1:501 Chronicles 19:11 Chronicles 29:282 Chronicles 1:82 Chronicles 9:312 Chronicles 12:162 Chronicles 14:12 Chronicles 17:12 Chronicles 21:12 Chronicles 22:12 Chronicles 24:272 Chronicles 26:232 Chronicles 27:92 Chronicles 28:272 Chronicles 32:332 Chronicles 33:202 Chronicles 33:252 Chronicles 36:12 Chronicles 36:8Job 16:4Job 33:6Job 34:24Proverbs 11:8Ecclesiastes 4:15Isaiah 37:38Jeremiah 29:262 Corinthians 5:20Philemon 1:13

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Genesis9 occurrences
9 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings14 occurrences
14 verses2 Kings25 occurrences
25 verses1 Chronicles9 occurrences
9 verses2 Chronicles16 occurrences
16 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 versePhilemon1 occurrence
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Skeat 1893

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

printed p. 278; PDF p. 298; Internet Archive leaf n297