Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

Bible References

He led

Judges 5:12
"Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing a song! Get up, Barak! Take captive your captives, O son of Abinoam.
Colossians 2:15
[When he] had disarmed the rulers and the authorities, he made a display of [them] in public, triumphing over them by it.

And

1 Samuel 30:26
Then David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, "{Here is} a gift for you from the plunder of the enemies of Yahweh!"
Esther 2:18
And the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his officials and servants. And he granted a tax amnesty to the provinces and he gave gifts with royal liberality.

General references

Numbers 3:9
You will give the Levites to Aaron and to his descendants; they [are] surely assigned to him from among the {Israelites}.
John 6:62
Then [what] if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
1 Corinthians 12:7
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for what is beneficial [to all].