spake→spoke

Spake is the older past tense of speak; spoke is today's. The meaning is unchanged.

About 595 places across the KJV corpus, estimated: 595 in a random sample of 1 of 1 works.

Drawn Oct 19, 2026, 6:06 PM against rule-set version 15 · 1 sample drawn · no exact count yet (the overnight batch count is not built). Shown in original spelling.

1. And this spake→spoke he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied…

   The King James translators · King James Version · John 11:51 · Open in the reader

2. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

   The King James translators · King James Version · Num 27:6 · Open in the reader

3. And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake→Spoke I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

   The King James translators · King James Version · Num 24:12 · Open in the reader

4. Daniel spake→spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds…

   The King James translators · King James Version · Dan 7:2 · Open in the reader

5. But without a parable spake→spoke he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things…

   The King James translators · King James Version · Mark 4:34 · Open in the reader

6. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

   The King James translators · King James Version · Num 16:36 · Open in the reader

7. And Jesus came and spake→spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

   The King James translators · King James Version · Matt 28:18 · Open in the reader

8. Then spake→spoke Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying,…

   The King James translators · King James Version · 2 Kgs 8:1 · Open in the reader

9. And the Lord spake→spoke unto me, saying,

   The King James translators · King James Version · Deut 2:2 · Open in the reader

10. …him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake→spoke unto Rehoboam, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · 1 Kgs 12:3 · Open in the reader

11. And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake→spoke in the name of the Lord.

    The King James translators · King James Version · 1 Chr 21:19 · Open in the reader

12. …he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake→spoke unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

    The King James translators · King James Version · 2 Kgs 1:9 · Open in the reader

13. Where is then the blessedness ye spake→spoke of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Gal 4:15 · Open in the reader

14. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Num 15:17 · Open in the reader

15. And as they spake→spoke unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Acts 4:1 · Open in the reader

16. …men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake→spoke unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.

    The King James translators · King James Version · Acts 11:20 · Open in the reader

17. Then they came near, and spake→spoke before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Dan 6:12 · Open in the reader

18. …one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake→spoke concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Josh 23:14 · Open in the reader

19. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Exod 30:11 · Open in the reader

20. For since I spake→spoke, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Jer 20:8 · Open in the reader

21. The officers answered, Never man spake→spoke like this man.

    The King James translators · King James Version · John 7:46 · Open in the reader

22. And Joshua spake→spoke unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying,…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Josh 17:17 · Open in the reader

23. …of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake→spoke unto you by the hand of Moses:

    The King James translators · King James Version · Josh 20:2 · Open in the reader

24. When I had waited, (for they spake→spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

    The King James translators · King James Version · Job 32:16 · Open in the reader

25. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Num 3:44 · Open in the reader

26. …when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake→spoke to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

    The King James translators · King James Version · 1 Sam 9:17 · Open in the reader

27. …to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake→spoke unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame,…

    The King James translators · King James Version · 2 Sam 5:6 · Open in the reader

28. And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake→spoke unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he…

    The King James translators · King James Version · 1 Sam 17:28 · Open in the reader

29. …with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake→spoke it, neither came it into my mind:

    The King James translators · King James Version · Jer 19:5 · Open in the reader

30. …the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake→spoke unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Deut 4:45 · Open in the reader

31. …the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake→spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God,…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Dan 6:20 · Open in the reader

32. He spake→spoke also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Luke 13:6 · Open in the reader

33. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Num 5:11 · Open in the reader

34. And the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Lev 19:1 · Open in the reader

35. Then spake→spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak,…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Acts 18:9 · Open in the reader

36. …and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the Lord spake→spoke unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Josh 4:8 · Open in the reader

37. And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake→spoke David.

    The King James translators · King James Version · 1 Sam 18:24 · Open in the reader

38. …came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake→spoke, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, ye servants of the most…

    The King James translators · King James Version · Dan 3:26 · Open in the reader

39. That the Lord spake→spoke unto me, saying,

    The King James translators · King James Version · Deut 2:17 · Open in the reader

40. …of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake→spoke unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

    The King James translators · King James Version · Num 5:4 · Open in the reader

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