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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.
Every verse 2,315 verses
1 Samuel
- 29:4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
- 30:1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
- 30:2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
- 30:3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
- 30:4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
- 30:5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
- 30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.
- 30:10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
- 30:16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
- 30:21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.
- 30:27 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir,
- 30:28 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,
- 30:29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,
- 30:30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
- 30:31 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.
- 31:7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
2 Samuel
- 1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- 1:12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
- 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- 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.
- 2:4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
- 2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
- 2:24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
- 3:2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
- 3:5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
- 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 feast.
- 3:23 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
- 3:31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
- 3:34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
- 4:1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
- 4:2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
- 4:3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
- 5:13 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
- 5:14 And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- 6:2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.
- 8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
- 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
- 9:12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
- 10:5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
- 10:8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
- 10:13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
- 10:14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
- 10:15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
- 10:16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
- 10:19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
- 11:16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
- 11:23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
- 12:1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
- 12:31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
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