CHASTEN,
1. To correct by punishment to punish to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming an offender as, to chasten a son with a rod.
I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Samuel 7 .
2. To afflict by other means.
As many as I love I rebuke and chasten. Revelation 3 .
3. To purify from errors or faults.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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