Bible Dictionary: Retinue

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The body of attendants who follow a distinguished person; an entourage; a train of attendants; a suite.

Greek

4677. Sousanna -- "lily," Susanna, one of the women accompanying ...
... Noun, Feminine Transliteration: Sousanna Phonetic Spelling: (soo-san'-nah) Short
Definition: Susannah Definition: Susannah, a woman of the retinue of Jesus. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2428. chayil -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army
... elite army (1), excellence (1), excellent (2), forces (12), full (1), goods (1),
great (1), might (1), mighty (1), nobly (1), power (2), retinue (2), riches (9 ...
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Library

The Water-Fall
... Here flowing fall,. And chide [128] and call,. As if his liquid, loose retinue
[129] stay'd. ... [129] retinue, the waters regarded as the Stream's troop or following ...
/.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cxx the water-fall.htm

The Kingly Priesthood of the Saints
... ancestry. And then, again, the saints, like monarchs, have a splendid retinue.
Kings and monarchs cannot travel without a deal of state. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the kingly priesthood of the.htm

Chapter l
... So we have rendered: "to servants of his who were physicians." No doubt, the
eminence of Joseph's position called for a very great retinue. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter l.htm

Adonijah
... intoxicated by vanity, set up his own court in rivalry to that of his father, and
when he moved abroad was accompanied by a stately retinue of chariots and ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/milligan/men of the bible some lesser-known/adonijah.htm

Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King.
... all the humiliation of external circumstances], and saw the young child with Mary
his mother [she was the only attendant in this King's retinue"the retinue ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xiii eastern wise-men or magi.htm

Scenes in the Lives of the Patriarchs.
... Their authority was gradually extended by the union of households, whose retinue
of servants was often large, and their wealth very great. ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/scenes in the lives of.htm

Of the Incapacity of an Unregenerate Person for Relishing the ...
... soothe your ear, and the most delicious food and generous wines in a rich variety
should regale your taste: if he should give you a splendid retinue of people ...
/.../practical discourses on regeneration/discourse v of the incapacity.htm

The Exile Continued.
... He pleads urgent secret business for Saul as a reason for his appearance with a
slender retinue, and unarmed; and the priest, after some feeble scruples ...
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Set at Liberty.
... brigandage, pillage, and bloodshed. It is not difficult to imagine that
sumptuous and splendid retinue. Roman soldiers and officials ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xiv set at liberty.htm

Thou Shalt not Steal.
... Yea, where should we place the head and supreme protector of all thieves, the Holy
Chair at Rome with all its retinue, which has grabbed by theft the wealth of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/the large catechism/thou shalt not steal.htm

Thesaurus

Retinue (4 Occurrences)
... (n.) The body of attendants who follow a distinguished person; an entourage; a train
of attendants; a suite. Multi-Version Concordance Retinue (4 Occurrences). ...
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Court (172 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person
high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state ...
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Retention

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Retire (6 Occurrences)

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Omnipotence (2 Occurrences)
... God as the King surrounded and followed by the angelic hosts, and since the might
of an oriental king is measured by the splendor of his retinue, as of great ...
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Gehazi (14 Occurrences)
... As soon as the Syrian general had taken his departure with his retinue from the
house of Elisha, the covetous spirit of Gehazi, which had been awakened by the ...
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Taber
... Nineveh given in Nahum 2:7. The queen (perhaps the city personified) is dishonored
and led into ignominious captivity, followed by a mourning retinue of "maids ...
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Train (17 Occurrences)
... (n.) The after part of a gun carriage; the trail. 14. (n.) The tail of a bird. 15.
(n.) A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite. 16. ...
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Mahanaim (15 Occurrences)
... Two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the "angels
of God," and where he divided his retinue into "two hosts" on his return ...
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Moses (9295 Occurrences)
... Jacob and his retinue were accustomed to a shepherd's life, and on their arrival
in Egypt were received with favour by the king, who assigned them the "best of ...
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Bible Concordance

Retinue (4 Occurrences)

1 Kings 10:2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
(See NAS RSV)

1 Kings 10:13 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 9:1 When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart.
(See NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 9:12 King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Retinue

Related Terms

Court (172 Occurrences)

Retention

Retire (6 Occurrences)

Omnipotence (2 Occurrences)

Gehazi (14 Occurrences)

Taber

Train (17 Occurrences)

Mahanaim (15 Occurrences)

Moses (9295 Occurrences)