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tents

Meaning of “tents”

Portable shelters or dwellings; by association, the dwellings or encampment of a household or people.

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66 occurrences64 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:20

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2 Samuel 11:11
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And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 11:11 · retained source text

And Uriah said vnto Dauid, The Arke, and Israel, and Iudah abide in tents, and my lord Ioab, and the seruants of my lord are encamped in the open fields; shall I then goe into mine house, to eate and to drinke, and to lie with my wife? As thou liuest, and as thy soule liueth, I will not doe this thing.

2 Samuel 20:1
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AND there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:1 · retained source text

¶ And there happened to bee there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba the sonne of Bichri, a Beniamite, & hee blew a trumpet, and said, Wee haue no part in Dauid, neither haue we inheritance in the sonne of Iesse: euery man to his tents, O Israel.

Complete reference index — all 64 verses
Genesis 4:20Genesis 9:27Genesis 13:5Genesis 25:27Genesis 31:33Exodus 16:16Numbers 1:52Numbers 9:17Numbers 9:18Numbers 9:20Numbers 9:22Numbers 9:23Numbers 13:19Numbers 16:26Numbers 16:27Numbers 24:2Numbers 24:5Deuteronomy 1:27Deuteronomy 1:33Deuteronomy 5:30Deuteronomy 11:6Deuteronomy 16:7Deuteronomy 33:18Joshua 3:14Joshua 22:4Joshua 22:6Joshua 22:7Joshua 22:8Judges 6:5Judges 8:111 Samuel 17:532 Samuel 11:112 Samuel 20:11 Kings 8:661 Kings 12:162 Kings 7:72 Kings 7:102 Kings 7:162 Kings 8:212 Kings 13:52 Kings 14:121 Chronicles 4:411 Chronicles 5:102 Chronicles 7:102 Chronicles 10:162 Chronicles 14:152 Chronicles 31:2Ezra 8:15Psalms 69:25Psalms 78:55Psalms 84:10Psalms 106:25Psalms 120:5Song of Solomon 1:5Song of Solomon 1:8Jeremiah 4:20Jeremiah 6:3Jeremiah 30:18Jeremiah 35:7Jeremiah 35:10Jeremiah 49:29Habakkuk 3:7Zechariah 12:7Zechariah 14:15

Where “tents” appears

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Genesis5 occurrences
5 versesExodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers11 occurrences
11 versesDeuteronomy6 occurrences
6 versesJoshua5 occurrences
5 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles5 occurrences
4 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 versePsalms5 occurrences
5 versesSong of Solomon2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah6 occurrences
6 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
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