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wilderness

Meaning of “wilderness”

Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:6

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1 Samuel 26:2
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 26:2 · retained source text

Then Saul arose, and went downe to the wildernesse of Ziph, hauing three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seeke Dauid in the wildernesse of Ziph.

1 Samuel 26:3
And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 26:3 · retained source text

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Ieshimon by the way: but Dauid abode in the wildernesse, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wildernesse.

2 Samuel 2:24
Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 2:24 · retained source text

Ioab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the Sunne went downe when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wildernesse of Gibeon.

2 Samuel 15:23
And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:23 · retained source text

And all the countrey wept with a loude voice, and all the people passed ouer: the King also himselfe passed ouer the brooke Kidron, and all the people passed ouer, toward the way of the wildernesse.

1611 marginal noteCalled Ioh. 18.1.Cedron.

2 Samuel 15:28
See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 15:28 · retained source text

See, I will tarie in the plaine of the wildernesse, vntill there come word from you to certifie me.

2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 16:2 · retained source text

And the King saide vnto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba saide, The asses bee for the kings houshold to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit for the yong men to eate, and the wine, that such as be faint in the wildernesse, may drinke.

2 Samuel 17:16
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:16 · retained source text

Now therefore send quickly, and tell Dauid, saying, Lodge not this night in the plaines of the wildernes, but speedily passe ouer, lest the King be swallowed vp, and all the people that are with him.

2 Samuel 17:29
And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 17:29 · retained source text

And honie, and butter, and sheepe, and cheese of kine for Dauid, and for the people that were with him, to eate: for they said, The people is hungrie, and wearie, and thirstie in the wildernesse.

1 Kings 2:34
So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:34 · retained source text

So Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada went vp, and fell vpon him, and slewe him, and hee was buried in his owne house in the wildernesse.

1 Kings 9:18
And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:18 · retained source text

And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wildernesse, in the land.

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