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Lexicon :: Strong's H376 - 'îš

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אִישׁ
Transliteration
'îš
Pronunciation
eesh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (H582) [or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant]
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TWOT Reference: 83a

Strong’s Definitions

אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,639x

The KJV translates Strong's H376 in the following manner: man (1,002x), men (210x), one (188x), husband (69x), any (27x), miscellaneous (143x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1,639x
The KJV translates Strong's H376 in the following manner: man (1,002x), men (210x), one (188x), husband (69x), any (27x), miscellaneous (143x).

  1. man

    1. man, male (in contrast to woman, female)

    2. husband

    3. human being, person (in contrast to God)

    4. servant

    5. mankind

    6. champion

    7. great man

  2. whosoever

  3. each (adjective)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִישׁ ʼîysh, eesh; contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare H802.
STRONGS H376: Abbreviations
אִישׁ 2166 noun masculine man (= vir) (MI, SI, Phoenician אש, perhaps also Sabean אסם compare Prätl.c., but DHMZMG 1883, 330) — א׳ absolute Genesis 2:23 +; construct Genesis 25:27 +; suffix אִישִׁי Genesis 29:32 +, etc.; plural אִישִׁים Psalm 141:4 + 2 times (Phoenician אשם); usually אֲנָשִׁים Genesis 12:20 +, from √ אנשׁ which see; construct אַנְשֵׁי Judges 6:27 +; suffix אֲנָשַׁי 1 Samuel 23:12 etc.; — man, opposed to woman Genesis 2:23, 24; Leviticus 20:27; Numbers 5:6; Deuteronomy 17:2f; Joshua 6:21; Joshua 8:25; Jeremiah 40:7, emphasis on sexual distinction & relation Genesis 19:8; Genesis 24:16; Genesis 38:25; Exodus 22:15; Leviticus 15:16 (שִׁכְבַת זָרַ֑ע) Leviticus 15:18 (בֶּןא׳ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אִישׁ אֹתָהּ שׁ׳־ז׳ וְאִשָּׁה) Leviticus 20:10f; Numbers 5:13f; Deuteronomy 22:22f; Isaiah 4:1 +; thence = husband, especially with suffix Genesis 3:6, 16; Genesis 16:3; Genesis 29:32, 34; Leviticus 21:7; Numbers 30:7f; Deuteronomy 28:56; Judges 13:8f; Ruth 1:3f; 1 Samuel 25:19; Jeremiah 29:6; Ezekiel 16:45 +; figurative of י׳ as husband of Israel אִישִׁי Hosea 2:18 (opposed to בַּעְלִּי); man as procreator, father Ecclesiastes 6:3; of male child Genesis 4:1 compare זֶרַע אֲנָשִׁים 1 Samuel 1:11; man, opposed to beast Exodus 11:7; Leviticus 20:15 (compare אָדָם); compare figurative Psalm 22:7 but also of male of animals Genesis 7:2 (twice in verse) (אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֺ); man, opposed to God Genesis 32:29; Numbers 23:19 לֹא אִישׁ אֵל וִיכַזֵּב (|| וּבֶן־אָדָם וְיִתְנֶחָ֑ם); Job 9:32; Job 32:13; Hosea 11:9 compare Isaiah 31:8; Job 12:10 (רוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר אִישׁ); hence in phrases to denote ordinary, customary, common שֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים 2 Samuel 7:14 (|| נִגְעֵי בְּנֵי אָדָם); לֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים Ezekiel 24:17, 22 [**אֲנָשִׁים Ezekiel 24:17; Ezekiel 24:22 is textual error; We (apparently Sm) אֲנֻשִׁים; ToyHpt אוֺנִים (Hos 9:4).] (compare Isaiah 8:1); אַמַּת־אִישׁ Deuteronomy 3:11; but also contracted אָדָם Psalm 49:3; Psalm 62:10; man, as valiant 1 Samuel 4:9 (twice in verse) (וִהְיוּ לַאֲנָשִׁים) so, 1 Kings 2:2 compare 1 Samuel 26:15; so אִישׁ חַיִל [H381 1 Samuel 31:12; 2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Kings 1:42] +; also אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה Numbers 31:49; Deuteronomy 2:14, 16; Joshua 5:4, 6 +; even of י׳ Exodus 15:3 יהוה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה; often prefixed to other nouns in apposition אָדוֺן א׳ Genesis 42:30, 33, שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט א׳ Exodus 2:14, כֹּהֵן א׳ Leviticus 21:9, סָרִיס א׳ Jeremiah 38:7; particular before adjective, of a people אִישׁ מִצְרִי Genesis 39:1; Exodus 2:11, 19 compare Genesis 37:28; Genesis 38:1, 2; Genesis 39:14; 1 Samuel 17:12; 1 Samuel 30:11, 13 +; a man as resident in, or belonging to a place or people Numbers 25:6; Judges 10:1 + (so Phoenician); usually plural אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל 1 Samuel 7:11; 1 Samuel 31:7 (twice in verse) compare Joshua 7:4, 5 +; also singular collective Deuteronomy 27:14; Joshua 9:6, 7; Judges 20:11; 1 Samuel 11:8 (see Dr) +; [H382 2 Samuel 10:6, 8] (טוֺב א׳); (so MI10; MI13); men = retainers, followers, soldiers 1 Samuel 18:27; 1 Samuel 23:3; f 1 Samuel 24:3; 1 Samuel 25:13 — Deuteronomy 33:8 singular collective see Di; אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים man of God = prophet Deuteronomy 33:1; Joshua 14:6; 1 Samuel 9:6f; 1 Kings 12:13f + (see אלהים); in phrase followed by abstract אִישׁ חַיִל, מִלְחָמָה א׳ see above; שֵׂיבָה א׳ Deuteronomy 32:25, הַדָּמִים א׳ 2 Samuel 16:7 compare see 8, הַבְּלִיַּעַל א׳ 2 Samuel 16:7, מָוֶת א׳ 1 Kings 2:26, חָמָס א׳ Psalm 140:12; Proverbs 3:31 +; followed by word of occupation, etc. שָׂדֶה א׳ Genesis 25:27, הָאֲדָמָה א׳ Genesis 9:20 (compare Zechariah 13:5), א׳ הַבֵּנַיִם champion 1 Samuel 17:4 (compare Dr) 1 Samuel 17:23, בְּשׂרָה א׳ 2 Samuel 18:20, אִישׁ עֲצָתוֺ his counsellor Isaiah 40:13, compare אִישׁ חֶרְמִי 1 Kings 20:42, רֵעִים א׳ Proverbs 18:24; often distributive = each, every Genesis 9:5; Genesis 10:5; Genesis 40:5 (twice in verse); Exodus 12:3 +; including women Job 42:11; 1 Chronicles 16:3 וַיְחַלֵּק לְכָל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד אִשָּׁה לְאִישׁ כִּכַּר־לֶחֶם; of inanimate things 1 Kings 7:30, 36; also אִישׁ אִישׁ Exodus 36:4; Numbers 4:19, 49; Ezekiel 14:4, 7 +; any one Exodus 34:3 (twice in verse); Exodus 34:24 +; also אִישׁ אִישׁ Leviticus 15:2; Leviticus 22:4, 18 +; of gods 2 Kings 18:33 = Isaiah 36:18; one...another וְהִרְגוּ אִישׁ־ אֶת־אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶת־קְרֹבוֺ Exodus 32:27, ⬩⬩⬩אִישׁ אָחִיו Deuteronomy 1:16; Micah 7:2 (see אָח), רֵעֵהוּ⬩⬩⬩אִישׁ Genesis 11:3, 7 + (see רֵעַ) of inanimate things Genesis 15:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:23; 2:23; 2:24; 3:6; 3:16; 4:1; 7:2; 9:5; 9:20; 10:5; 11:3; 11:7; 12:20; 15:10; 16:3; 19:8; 24:16; 25:27; 25:27; 29:32; 29:32; 29:34; 32:29; 37:28; 38:1; 38:2; 38:25; 39:1; 39:14; 40:5; 42:30; 42:33

Exodus

2:11; 2:14; 2:19; 11:7; 12:3; 15:3; 22:15; 32:27; 34:3; 34:24; 36:4

Leviticus

15:2; 15:16; 15:18; 20:10; 20:15; 20:27; 21:7; 21:9; 22:4; 22:18

Numbers

4:19; 4:49; 5:6; 5:13; 23:19; 25:6; 30:7; 31:49

Deuteronomy

1:16; 2:14; 2:16; 3:11; 17:2; 22:22; 27:14; 28:56; 32:25; 33:1; 33:8

Joshua

5:4; 5:6; 6:21; 7:4; 7:5; 8:25; 9:6; 9:7; 14:6

Judges

6:27; 10:1; 13:8; 20:11

Ruth

1:3

1 Samuel

1:11; 4:9; 7:11; 9:6; 11:8; 17:4; 17:12; 17:23; 18:27; 23:3; 23:12; 24:3; 25:13; 25:19; 26:15; 30:11; 30:13; 31:7

2 Samuel

7:14; 16:7; 16:7; 18:20

1 Kings

2:2; 2:26; 7:30; 7:36; 12:13; 20:42

2 Kings

18:33

1 Chronicles

16:3

Job

9:32; 12:10; 32:13; 42:11

Psalms

22:7; 49:3; 62:10; 140:12; 141:4

Proverbs

3:31; 18:24

Ecclesiastes

6:3

Isaiah

4:1; 8:1; 31:8; 36:18; 40:13

Jeremiah

29:6; 38:7; 40:7

Ezekiel

14:4; 14:7; 16:45; 24:17; 24:17; 24:22; 24:22

Hosea

2:18; 9:4; 11:9

Micah

7:2

Zechariah

13:5

H376

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Strong's Number H376 matches the Hebrew אִישׁ ('îš),
which occurs 140 times in 111 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (2Sa 1:2–2Sa 15:6)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:2 - And it came to pass on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his garments rent, and earth upon his head; and as soon as he came to David, he fell to the earth and did obeisance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:11 - Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him did likewise.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:13 - And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:3 - And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household; and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:4 - And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabesh-Gilead that have buried Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:16 - And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side, and they fell down together. And that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is by Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:17 - And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:27 - And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:29 - And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over the Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:30 - And Joab returned from following Abner, and gathered all the people together; and there lacked of David's servants nineteen men, and Asahel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:31 - And the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, three hundred and sixty men, who had died.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32 - And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:15 - And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:16 - And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him, Go, return. And he returned.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:20 - So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a repast.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:39 - And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:2 - And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:11 - how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6 - And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land; and they spoke to David, saying, Thou shalt not come in hither, but the blind and the lame will drive thee back; as much as to say, David will not come in hither.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:21 - And they left their images there, and David and his men took them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:19 - And he dealt to all the people, to the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a raisin-cake. And all the people departed every one to his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:4 - And David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:5 - And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - and Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer was continually at war with Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:3 - And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame on his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:5 - And they told it to David; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Abide at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:6 - And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-Rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:8 - And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate; and the Syrians of Zoba and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:16 - And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:17 - And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David; and Urijah the Hittite died also.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:23 - And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:26 - And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:1 - And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:4 - And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:5 - Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:7 - And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:9 - And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Put every man out from me. And they went out every man from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5 - And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - And behold, the whole family is risen against thy bondmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may put him to death, for the life of his brother whom he killed; and we will destroy the heir also: so they will quench my coal which is left, and will not leave to my husband a name or remnant on the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:16 - For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - And Absalom said, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any controversy and cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:5 - And it was so, that when any man came near to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6 - And in this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

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