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threescore

Meaning of “threescore”

Thrice twenty; sixty.

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First occurrence: Genesis 25:7

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2 Chronicles 2:2
And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 2:2 · retained source text

And Solomon told out threescore and tenne thousand men to beare burdens, and fourescore thousand to hewe in the mountaine, and three thousand and sixe hundred to ouersee them.

2 Chronicles 2:18
And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 2:18 · retained source text

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourescore thousand to be hewers in the mountaine, and three thousand and sixe hundred ouerseers to set the people a worke.

1611 marginal noteAs it is in ver. 2.

2 Chronicles 3:3
¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 3:3 · retained source text

¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubites after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twentie cubites.

1611 marginal noteHeb. founded.

1611 marginal note1.King. 6.2.

2 Chronicles 9:13
¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 9:13 · retained source text

¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yeere, was sixe hundred and threescore and sixe talents of gold:

2 Chronicles 11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 11:21 · retained source text

And Rehoboam loued Maacah the daughter of Absalom, aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and threescore concubines, and begate twentie and eight sonnes, and threescore daughters.

2 Chronicles 12:3
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 12:3 · retained source text

With twelue hundred charets, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubims, the Sukkiims, & the Ethiopians.

2 Chronicles 29:32
And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:32 · retained source text

And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullockes, an hundred rammes, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offring to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 36:21
To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 36:21 · retained source text

To fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Ieremiah, vntill the land had enioyed her Sabbaths: for as long as shee lay desolate, shee kept Sabbath, to fulfill threescore and tenne yeeres.

1611 marginal noteIer. 25.9,12. & 29.10.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.34. and 35. and 43.

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