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“Were” is in the King James Bible 2,773 times, in 2,315 verses. Jump to the verses ↓
- ἦν ēn 116 times
- פּקד pâqad 81 times
- γίνομαι ginomai 45 times
- יצא yâtsâ' 27 times
- בּוא bô' 25 times
- ילד yâlad 25 times
- מצא mâtsâ' 25 times
- ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν ōn ousa on 22 times
- ὡς hōs 17 times
- ἐν en 16 times
- מאד me'ôd 14 times
- βαπτίζω baptizō 13 times
- No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1,035 times
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- אסף 'âsaph 13 times
- בּן bên 13 times
- ἔρχομαι erchomai 12 times
- πλήθω plēthō 12 times
- תּמם tâmam 12 times
- ראה râ'âh 11 times
- ἐξίστημι existēmi 10 times
- συνάγω sunagō 10 times
- ירא yârê' 10 times
- ἐκπλήσσω ekplēssō 9 times
- פּנים pânı̂ym 9 times
- שׁנים שׁתּים shenayim shettayim 9 times
- εἰσί eisi 8 times
- ἔχω echō 8 times
- φοβέω phobeō 8 times
- בּוּשׁ bûsh 8 times
- יחשׂ yâchaś 8 times
- נגף nâgaph 8 times
- סוּר שׂוּר sûr śûr 8 times
- עבר ‛âbar 8 times
- עלה ‛âlâh 8 times
- עשׂה ‛âśâh 8 times
- פּוּץ pûts 8 times
- ἀνοίγω anoigō 7 times
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai 7 times
- καλέω kaleō 7 times
- μετά meta 7 times
- χορτάζω chortazō 7 times
- יתר yâthar 7 times
- מלא מלא mâlê' mâlâ' 7 times
- תּשׁע תּשׁעה têsha‛ tish‛âh 7 times
- παραγίνομαι paraginomai 6 times
- σύν sun 6 times
- συνέρχομαι sunerchomai 6 times
- ישׁ yêsh 6 times
- מוּת mûth 6 times
- נכה nâkâh 6 times
- שׁוּב shûb 6 times
- שׁלושׁ שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁה shâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh 6 times
- ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai 5 times
- βάλλω ballō 5 times
- ἐστί esti 5 times
- λαλέω laleō 5 times
- σφόδρα sphodra 5 times
- ὑπάρχω huparchō 5 times
- אלף 'eleph 5 times
- גּדל gâdal 5 times
- גּלה gâlâh 5 times
And 656 others, each in a phrase with “were” a few times.
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167 verses with no Strong's number in 1 Chronicles Show all
1 Chronicles
- 8:38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
- 8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
- 9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression.
- 9:2 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
- 9:9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
- 9:17 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
- 9:18 Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
- 9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.
- 9:22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
- 9:25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.
- 9:29 Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices.
- 9:32 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath.
- 9:33 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
- 9:34 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
- 9:41 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
- 9:44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
- 10:7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
- 11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
- 11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
- 12:1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
- 12:2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
- 12:8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
- 12:14 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
- 12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
- 12:21 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.
- 12:23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
- 12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.
- 12:27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;
- 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
- 12:33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart.
- 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
- 15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
- 15:23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 15:24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
- 16:42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
- 18:16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
- 18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
- 19:9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
- 19:14 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.
- 19:16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
- 20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.
- 20:3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
- 20:6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.
- 21:16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
- 21:29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
- 22:2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
- 23:4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
- 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
- 23:7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
- 23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
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