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watchmen

Meaning of “watchmen”

Persons stationed to watch, guard, observe, or give warning.

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12 occurrences12 verses6 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 14:16

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2 Kings 17:9
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:9 · retained source text

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right, against the LORD their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen, to the fenced city.

2 Kings 18:8
He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 18:8 · retained source text

He smote the Philistines euen vnto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the towre of the watchmen to the fenced cities.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Azzah.

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