A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:8 · retained source text
A time to loue, and a time to hate: a time of warre, and a time of peace.
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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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:2
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There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 8:8 · retained source text
There is no man that hath power ouer the spirit to retaine the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that warre, neither shall wickednesse deliuer those that are giuen to it.
1611 marginal noteOr, casting of weapons.
1611 marginal noteIob 14.5.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 9:18 · retained source text
Wisedome is better then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Song of Solomon 3:8 · retained source text
They all hold swords, being expert in warre: Euery man hath his sword vpon his thigh, because of feare in the night.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 2:4 · retained source text
And hee shall iudge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beate their swords into plow-shares, and their speares into pruning hookes: nation shall not lift vp sword against nation, neither shall they learne warre any more.
1611 marginal noteOr, sythes.
The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:2 · retained source text
The mighty man, and the man of warre; the Iudge and the Prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 3:25 · retained source text
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mightie in the warre.
1611 marginal noteHeb. might
AND it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 7:1 · retained source text
¶ And it came to passe in the dayes of Ahaz the sonne of Iotham, the sonne of Uzziah king of Iudah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah, the sonne of Remaliah king of Israel, went vp towards Ierusalem to warre against it, but could not preuaile against it.
1611 marginal note2.kings. 16.5.
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 21:15 · retained source text
For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre.
1611 marginal noteOr, for feare. Heb. from the face.
I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 36:5 · retained source text
I say, ( sayest thou) (but they are but vaine words) I haue counsell and strength for warre: Now on whom doest thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
1611 marginal noteHeb. a word of lips.
1611 marginal noteOr, but counsell and strength are for the war.
Complete reference index — all 220 verses
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5 versesNumbers31 occurrences
30 versesDeuteronomy10 occurrences
10 versesJoshua17 occurrences
17 versesJudges11 occurrences
11 verses1 Samuel8 occurrences
8 verses2 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses1 Kings10 occurrences
9 verses2 Kings8 occurrences
8 verses1 Chronicles24 occurrences
22 verses2 Chronicles18 occurrences
18 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms7 occurrences
7 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah9 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah19 occurrences
19 versesEzekiel6 occurrences
6 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesJoel3 occurrences
2 versesMicah3 occurrences
3 versesLuke2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
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