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war

Meaning of “war”

Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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225 occurrences220 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:2

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1 Chronicles 5:19
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:19 · retained source text

And they made warre with the Hagarites, with Ietur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

1611 marginal noteGen. 25.15.

1 Chronicles 5:22
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 5:22 · retained source text

For there fell downe many slaine, because the warre was of God. And they dwelt in their steads vntil the captiuity.

1 Chronicles 7:4
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:4 · retained source text

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of souldiers for warre, sixe and thirtie thousand men: for they had many wiues and sonnes.

1 Chronicles 7:11
All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:11 · retained source text

All these the sonnes of Iediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seuenteene thousand and two hundred souldiers, fit to goe out for warre and battaile.

1 Chronicles 7:40
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 7:40 · retained source text

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers house, choice and mightie men of valour, chiefe of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogie of them, that were apt to the warre and to battell, was twentie and sixe thousand men.

1 Chronicles 12:1
NOW these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Now these are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag while hee yet kept himselfe close, because of Saul the sonne of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the warre.

1611 marginal noteHeb. being yet shut vp.

1611 marginal note1.Sam. 27.1.

1 Chronicles 12:8
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:8 · retained source text

And of the Gadites there separated themselues vnto Dauid, into the hold to the wildernesse, men of might, and men of warre, fit for the battel, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of Lyons, and were as swift as the Roes vpon the mountaines:

1611 marginal noteHeb. of the hoste.

1611 marginal noteHeb. as the Roes vpon the mountaines to make haste.

1 Chronicles 12:23
¶ And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:23 · retained source text

¶ And these are the numbers of the bands, that were ready armed to the warre, and came to Dauid to Hebron, to turne the kingdome of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

1611 marginal noteOr, captaines, or, men. Heb. heads.

1 Chronicles 12:24
The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:24 · retained source text

The children of Iudah that bare shield, and speare, were sixe thousand, and eight hundred, readie armed to the warre.

1611 marginal noteOr, prepared.

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