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Syrians

Meaning of “Syrians”

People or inhabitants of Syria.

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61 occurrences55 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 8:5

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2 Samuel 8:5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 8:5 · retained source text

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, Dauid slew of the Syrians two and twentie thousand men.

2 Samuel 8:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 8:6 · retained source text

Then Dauid put garisons in Syria of Damascus: And the Syrians became seruants to Dauid, and brought gifts: and the LORD preserued Dauid whithersoeuer he went.

2 Samuel 8:13
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 8:13 · retained source text

And Dauid gate him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteene thousand men.

1611 marginal noteHebr. his smiting.

2 Samuel 10:6
¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:6 · retained source text

¶ And when the children of Ammon saw that they stanke before Dauid, the children of Ammon sent, and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twentie thousand footmen, and of king Maacah, a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelue thousand men.

2 Samuel 10:8
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:8 · retained source text

And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battell in aray at the entring in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselues in the field.

2 Samuel 10:9
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:9 · retained source text

When Ioab saw that the front of the battell was against him, before and behind, he chose of all the choise men of Israel, and put them in aray against the Syrians.

2 Samuel 10:11
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:11 · retained source text

And he said, If the Syrians bee too strong for me, then thou shalt helpe me: but if the children of Ammon bee too strong for thee, then I will come and helpe thee.

2 Samuel 10:13
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:13 · retained source text

And Ioab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, vnto the battell against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

2 Samuel 10:14
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:14 · retained source text

And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fledde, then fled they also before Abishai, and entred into the citie: so Ioab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Ierusalem.

2 Samuel 10:15
¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 10:15 · retained source text

¶ And when the Syrians sawe that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselues together.

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