Read the Bible

KJV dictionary & concordance

whither

Meaning of “whither”

To what or which place, destination, direction, state, or end.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-references
124 occurrences119 verses27 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 16:8

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “whither”

KJV PCE

Remembering a verse with different wording? Find a verse across the Bible →

Showing verses 51–60 of 119 · 124 word occurrences in this result

1 Kings 8:47
Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:47 · retained source text

Yet if they shall bethinke themselues, in the land whither they were caried captiues, and repent, and make supplication vnto thee in the land of them that caried them captiues, saying, Wee haue sinned, and haue done peruersly, we haue committed wickednes;

1611 marginal noteHeb. bring backe to their heart.

1 Kings 18:10
As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:10 · retained source text

As the LORD thy God liueth, there is no nation or kingdome, whither my lord hath not sent to seeke thee: and when they said, He is not there, hee tooke an oath of the kingdome and nation, that they found thee not.

1 Kings 18:12
And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:12 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe, as soone as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD shall cary thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot finde thee, he shall slay mee: but I thy seruant feare the LORD from my youth.

1 Kings 21:18
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 21:18 · retained source text

Arise, goe downe to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, hee is in the Uineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone downe to possesse it.

2 Kings 5:25
But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:25 · retained source text

But he went in, and stood before his master: and Elisha said vnto him, Whence commest thou, Gehazi? And hee said, Thy seruant went no whither.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Not hither or thither.

2 Chronicles 6:37
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:37 · retained source text

Yet if they bethinke themselues in the land whither they are caried captiue, and turne and pray vnto thee in the land of their captiuitie, saying, Wee haue sinned, we haue done amisse, and haue dealt wickedly:

1611 marginal noteHeb. bring back to their heart.

2 Chronicles 6:38
If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 6:38 · retained source text

If they returne to thee with all their heart, and with all their soule, in the land of their captiuitie, whither they haue caried them captiues, and pray toward their land which thou gauest vnto their fathers, and toward the citie which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I haue built for thy Name:

2 Chronicles 10:2
And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 10:2 · retained source text

And it came to passe when Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat (who was in Egypt, whither hee had fled from the presence of Solomon the king) heard it, that Ieroboam returned out of Egypt.

Nehemiah 2:16
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 2:16 · retained source text

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did, neither had I as yet tolde it to the Iewes, nor to the Priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the worke.

Psalms 122:4
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 122:4 · retained source text

Whither the tribes goe vp, the tribes of the LORD, vnto the testimonie of Israel: to giue thankes vnto the name of the LORD.

Complete reference index — all 119 verses

Where “whither” appears

Select a book to filter the concordance. Occurrences and verses are counted separately.

Source order

Definition evidence

Study connections