protested <1KI2 -42> And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and {protested} unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt su
rely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word [that] I have heard [is] good.
protested <JER11 -7> For I earnestly {protested} unto your fathers in the day [that] I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, [even] unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.
protested <ZEC3 -6> And the angel of the LORD {protested} unto Joshua, saying,

 
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