Ensue
King James Dictionary [1]
Ensu'E, L sequor, to follow. See Seek.
To follow to pursue.
Seek peace,and ensue it. 50Pet 3
In this sense, it is obsolete.
ENSU'E, To follow as a consequence of premises as, from these facts or this evidence, the argument will ensue.
1. To follow in a train of events or course of time to succeed to come after. He spoke and silence ensued. We say, the ensuing age or years the ensuing events.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( v. i.) To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.
(2): ( v. t.) To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Ensue . The verb ‘ensue’ is used intransitively, meaning to follow , in Jdt 9:4; and transitively, with the full force of pursue , in 1 Peter 3:11 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
en - sū ´: Synonymous with "to pursue," "ensue" is found in 1 Peter 3:11 the King James Version as a translation of διώκω , diō̇kō , "to follow after," "to pursue." Also in Judith 9:5, "such as ensued after" (τὰ μετέπειτα , tá metépeita , "the things that follow").
