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threescore

Meaning of “threescore”

Thrice twenty; sixty.

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93 occurrences91 verses26 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 25:7

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1 Kings 4:22
¶ And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 4:22 · retained source text

¶ And Solomons prouision for one day, was thirtie measures of fine floure, and threescore measures of meale,

1611 marginal noteHeb. bread.

1611 marginal noteHeb, Cors.

1 Kings 5:15
And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:15 · retained source text

And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourescore thousand hewers in the mountaines:

1 Kings 6:2
And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:2 · retained source text

And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubites, and the breadth thereof twentie cubits, and the height thereof thirtie cubites.

1 Kings 10:14
¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
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¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred, threescore & six talents of gold,

2 Kings 25:19
And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
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And out of the citie hee tooke an Officer, that was set ouer the men of warre, and fiue men of them that were in the kings presence, which were found in the citie, and the principall Scribe of the hoste, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the citie.

1611 marginal noteOr, Eunuch.

1611 marginal noteHebr. saw the Kings face.

1611 marginal noteOr, scribe of the captaine of the hoste.

1 Chronicles 2:21
¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 2:21 · retained source text

¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom hee married when he was threescore yeeres old, and she bare him Segub.

1611 marginal noteHeb. tooke.

1 Chronicles 2:23
And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
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And he tooke Geshur, and Aram, with the townes of Iair, from them, with Kenath, and the townes thereof, euen threescore cities. All these belonged to the sonnes of Machir, the father of Gilead.

1611 marginal noteNum. 32.41. deut. 3.14. iosh. 13.30.

1 Chronicles 5:18
¶ The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
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¶ The sonnes of Reuben, and the Gadites, and halfe the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to beare buckler and sword, and to shoote with bow, and skilfull in warre, were foure and fourtie thousand, seuen hundred and threescore, that went out to the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. sons of valour.

1 Chronicles 9:13
And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
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And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand, and seuen hundred and threescore, very able men for the worke of the seruice of the house of God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. mightie men of valour.

1 Chronicles 16:38
And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 16:38 · retained source text

And Obed Edom with their brethren, threescore and eight: Obed Edom also the sonne of Ieduthun, and Hosah to be porters:

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