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years

Meaning of “years”

Periods of twelve months.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:14

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Showing verses 1–10 of 21 · 26 word occurrences in this result

1 Kings 1:1
NOW king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 1:1 · retained source text

¶ Now King Dauid was olde, and striken in yeeres, and they couered him with clothes, but hee gate no heate.

1611 marginal noteHebr. entred into dayes.

1 Kings 2:11
And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
3 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:11 · retained source text

And the dayes that Dauid raigned ouer Israel, were fourty yeeres: seuen yeeres raigned hee in Hebron, and thirty and three yeeres raigned hee in Ierusalem.

1611 marginal note2.Sam.5.4. 1.Chron. 29.26,27.

1 Kings 2:39
And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 2:39 · retained source text

And it came to passe at the end of three yeeres, that two of the seruants of Shimei ranne away vnto Achish sonne of Maachah king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, Beholde, thy seruants be in Gath.

1 Kings 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 6:38 · retained source text

And in the eleuenth yeere in the moneth Bul (which is the eight moneth) was the house finished throughout all the parts therof, and according to all the fashion of it: So was he seuen yeeres in building it.

1611 marginal noteOr, with all the appurtenances therof, and with all the ordinances therof.

1 Kings 7:1
BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 7:1 · retained source text

¶ But Solomon was building his owne house thirteene yeres, and he finished all his house.

1611 marginal noteChap. 9.10.

1 Kings 9:10
¶ And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord, and the king’s house,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:10 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe at the end of twentie yeeres, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the Kings house,

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 8.1.

1 Kings 10:22
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:22 · retained source text

For the king had at sea a nauie of Tharshish, with the nauie of Hiram: once in three yeeres came the nauie of Tharshish, bringing golde and siluer, yuorie, and apes, and peacocks.

1611 marginal noteOr, Elephants teeth.

1 Kings 11:42
And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:42 · retained source text

And the time that Solomon reigned in Ierusalem, ouer all Israel, was fourtie yeeres.

1611 marginal noteHeb. dayes.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 9.30.

1 Kings 14:20
And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:20 · retained source text

And the dayes which Ieroboam reigned, were two and twentie yeeres: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his sonne reigned in his stead.

1611 marginal noteHeb. lay downe.

1 Kings 14:21
¶ And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:21 · retained source text

¶ And Rehoboam the sonne of Solomon reigned in Iudah: Rehoboam was fourtie and one yeeres olde when he began to reigne, and hee reigned seuenteene yeeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the LORD did chuse out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his Name there: and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 12.13.

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