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told

Meaning of “told”

Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:11

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1 Kings 14:2
And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:2 · retained source text

And Ieroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thy selfe, that thou be not knowen to be the wife of Ieroboam: and get thee to Shiloh: Behold, there is Ahiiah the Prophet, which told mee that I should be king ouer this people.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.31.

1 Kings 18:13
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid an hundred men of the Lord’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:13 · retained source text

Was it not told my lord, what I did when Iezebel slew the Prophets of the LORD? How I hid an hundred men of the LORDs Prophets, by fiftie in a caue, and fedde them with bread and water?

1 Kings 18:16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:16 · retained source text

So Obadiah went to meete Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meete Eliiah.

1 Kings 19:1
AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And Ahab told Iezebel all that Eliiah had done, and withall, how hee had slaine all the Prophets with the sword.

1 Kings 20:17
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 20:17 · retained source text

And the young men of the Princes of the Prouinces went out first, and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

2 Kings 1:7
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 1:7 · retained source text

And hee said vnto them, What maner of man was he which came vp to meet you, and told you these words?

1611 marginal noteHeb. what was the maner of the man?

2 Kings 4:7
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:7 · retained source text

Then she came, and told the man of God: and he said, Goe, sell the oyle, and pay thy debt, and liue thou and thy children of the rest.

1611 marginal noteOr, creditour.

2 Kings 4:27
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:27 · retained source text

And when shee came to the man of God to the hill, shee caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came neere to thrust her away. And the man of God saide, Let her alone, for her soule is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

1611 marginal noteHeb. by his feete.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bitter

2 Kings 4:31
And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 4:31 · retained source text

And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staffe vpon the face of the child, but there was neither voyce, nor hearing: wherefore he went againe to meete him, and tolde him, saying, The child is not awaked.

1611 marginal noteHeb. attention.

2 Kings 5:4
And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:4 · retained source text

And one went in, and tolde his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the mayd that is of the land of Israel.

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