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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 12:33
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:33 · retained source text

Of Zebulun, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, with all instruments of warre, fifty thousand, which could keepe ranke: They were not of double heart.

1611 marginal noteOr rangers of battell, or ranged in battell.

1611 marginal noteOr, set the battell in aray.

1611 marginal noteHeb. without a heart and a heart.

1 Chronicles 12:36
And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:36 · retained source text

And of Asher, such as went foorth to battell, expert in warre, fourtie thousand.

1611 marginal noteOr, keeping their ranke.

1 Chronicles 12:37
And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:37 · retained source text

And on the other side of Iorden, of the Reubenites, & the Gadites, and of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, with all maner of instruments of warre for the battell, an hundred and twentie thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:38
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 12:38 · retained source text

All these men of warre, that could keepe ranke, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make Dauid king ouer all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel, were of one heart to make Dauid king.

1 Chronicles 18:10
He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 18:10 · retained source text

Hee sent Hadoram his sonne to king Dauid, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because hee had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him (for Hadarezer had warre with Tou) and with him all manner of vessels of golde and siluer, and brasse.

1611 marginal noteOr, Ioram, 2.Sam. 8.10.

1611 marginal noteOr, to salute.

1611 marginal noteHeb. to blesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was the man of warres.

1 Chronicles 20:4
¶ And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 20:4 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe after this, that there arose warre at Gezer with the Philistines, at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite, slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

1611 marginal noteOr, continued, Hebr. stood.

1611 marginal noteOr, Gob.

1611 marginal noteOr, Rapha.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 21.18.

1 Chronicles 20:5
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 20:5 · retained source text

And there was warre againe with the Philistines, and Elhanan the sonne of Iair, slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spearestaffe was like a weauers beame.

1611 marginal noteCalled also Iaare-ore-gim, 2.sam. 21.19.

1 Chronicles 20:6
And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 20:6 · retained source text

And yet againe there was warre at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were foure and twentie, sixe on each hand, and sixe on each foot. And he also was the sonne of the giant.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a man of measure.

1611 marginal noteHebr. borne to the giant Or, Rapha.

1611 marginal note2.Sam. 21.20.

1 Chronicles 28:3
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Chronicles 28:3 · retained source text

But God said vnto me, Thou shalt not builde an house for my Name, because thou hast been a man of warre, and hast shed blood.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bloods

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