KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Samuel 19:15–16
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1 Samuel 19:15
15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
15And Saul sent the messengers againe to see Dauid, saying, Bring him vp to me in the bedde, that I may slay him.
1 Samuel 19:16
16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goates haire for his bolster.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 19:15
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
messengers
Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A place for rest or sleep; also the marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To kill; to put to death by a weapon or by violence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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1 Samuel 19:16
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
messengers
Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A likeness, representation, or visible form; often an idol when made or used as an object of worship.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A place for rest or sleep; also the marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A long cushion to support the head of a person when reposing on a bed; a sack or case filled with feathers, down or other soft material.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
A pillow or head-support at the head of a bed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
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Open the full verse study31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
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Open the full verse study3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
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Open the full verse study12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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Open the full verse study15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
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