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2 Kings 18:6

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For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
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  1. Deuteronomy 10:20Rank 1 from verse 6
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    20Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

  2. Joshua 23:8Rank 2 from verse 6
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    8But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.

  3. John 14:15Rank 3 from verse 6
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    15¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.

  4. Acts 11:23Rank 4 from verse 6
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    23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

  5. 1 John 5:3Rank 5 from verse 6
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    3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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2 Kings 18:6

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

clave

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1. Clung or remained closely joined to. 2. Split, cut, or opened.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

6For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

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7And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

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