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watchman

Meaning of “watchman”

A person stationed to stay alert, observe, guard, detect approach or danger, and report or warn what is seen.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
18 occurrences16 verses6 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 18:24

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2 Kings 9:17
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:17 · retained source text

And there stood a watchman on the towre in Iezreel, and hee spied the company of Iehu as he came, and said, I see a companie. And Ioram sayd, Take an horseman, and send to meete them, and let him say, Is it peace?

2 Kings 9:18
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:18 · retained source text

So there went one on horsebacke to meete him, and said, Thus sayth the king, Is it peace? And Iehu said, What hast thou to doe with peace? turne thee behinde me. And the watchman tolde, saying, The messenger came to them, but he commeth not againe.

2 Kings 9:20
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 9:20 · retained source text

And the watchman tolde, saying, He came euen vnto them, and commeth not againe: and the driuing is like the driuing of Iehu the sonne of Nimshi; for he driueth furiously.

1611 marginal noteOr, marching.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in madnesse.

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