"And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, there shall be six cities of franchise which ye shall give to that intent that he which committeth a slaughter, may fly thither. And to them ye shall add forty two cities more:

Then the other answered, "Then say, 'Shibboleth.'" And they said, "Syboleth" - and could not so pronounce. Whereupon the others took them and slew them at the passages of Jordan. And there were overthrown at that time, of the Ephraimites, forty two thousand.

And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came two bears out of the wood and tare forty two of the boys.

And he said, "Take them alive." And they took them alive, and slew them at the well beside the house where the shepherds bind their sheep, in number forty two persons; that he left none of them.

Sixteen years old was he when he was made king, and he reigned forty two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah, and was of Jerusalem.

All these were of the children of Obededom, which, with their brethren and their children, active men of strength to do service, were forty two of Obededom.

but the court which is without the temple cast out, and mete it not: for it is given unto the gentiles, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty two months.

And there was a mouth given unto him that spake great things, and blasphemies, and power was given unto him, to continue forty two months.

And when the forty days and forty nights were ended, the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, the tables of the covenant,

and thou shalt make forty sockets of silver and put them under the twenty boards: two sockets under every board, for their two feet.

and forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards, two sockets under every board, even for the two feet of them.

and his brethren, chief among the fathers: of whom there were two hundred and two and forty. And Amahsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer:

and forty sockets of silver: two sockets under every board.

they made other twenty boards with forty sockets of silver, two sockets under every board.

And Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel - and reigned two years. But the house of Judah only followed David.

Two and forty years old was he when he began to reign, and reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.

The children of Bani, six hundred and two and forty;

The children of Azmaveth, two and forty;

The children of Pashhur, a thousand, and two hundred and seven and forty;

The whole congregation as one man, was two and forty thousand, three hundred and threescore;

seven hundred and six and thirty horses, two hundred and five and forty mules,

The men of Bethazmaveth, two and forty;

The children of Pashhur, a thousand, two hundred and seven and forty;

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and two and forty.

The whole congregation as one man, was two and forty thousand, three hundred and threescore;

Beside their servants and maidens, of whom there were seven thousand, three hundred and seven and thirty. And they had two hundred and seven and forty singing men and women,

seven hundred and six and thirty horses, two hundred and five and forty Mules,