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turn

Meaning of “turn”

Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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First occurrence: Genesis 19:2

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2 Chronicles 6:26
¶ When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:26 · retained source text

¶ When the heauen is shut vp, and there is no raine, because they haue sinned against thee: yet if they pray towards this place, and confesse thy Name, and turne from their sinne, when thou doest afflict them:

1611 marginal note1.King. 17.1.

2 Chronicles 6:37
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:37 · retained source text

Yet if they bethinke themselues in the land whither they are caried captiue, and turne and pray vnto thee in the land of their captiuitie, saying, Wee haue sinned, we haue done amisse, and haue dealt wickedly:

1611 marginal noteHeb. bring back to their heart.

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 7:14 · retained source text

If my people which are called by my Name, shall humble themselues and pray, and seeke my face, and turne from their wicked wayes: then will I heare from heauen, and will forgiue their sinne, and will heale their land.

1611 marginal noteHebr. vpon whom my Name is called.

2 Chronicles 7:19
But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 7:19 · retained source text

But if yee turne away and forsake my Statutes and my Commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worship them:

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.14. deut. 28.15.

2 Chronicles 15:4
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 15:4 · retained source text

But when they in their trouble did turne vnto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, hee was found of them.

2 Chronicles 18:33
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 18:33 · retained source text

And a certaine man drew a bowe at a venture, and smote the king of Israel betweene the ioints of the harnesse: therefore hee sayd to his charetman, Turne thine hand, that thou mayest carie me out of the hoste, for I am wounded.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in his simplicitie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. betweene the ioints and betweene the brestplate.

1611 marginal noteHeb. made sicke.

2 Chronicles 25:27
¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 25:27 · retained source text

¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turne away from following the LORD, they made a conspiracie against him in Ierusalem, and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from after.

1611 marginal noteHebr. conspired a conspiracie.

2 Chronicles 29:10
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 29:10 · retained source text

Now it is in mine heart to make a couenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turne away from vs.

2 Chronicles 30:6
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 30:6 · retained source text

So the Postes went with the letters from the King and his Princes, throughout all Israel and Iudah, and according to the commandement of the king, saying; Yee children of Israel, turne againe vnto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and hee wil returne to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from the hand.

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