9 occurrences in 12 translations

'Captive' in the Bible

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.

Verse ConceptsChildren, examples ofAttackingSlavery, In OtHelpful ChildrenOther Wives

And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfGenerosity, HumanOpposition, To Sin And EvilWater

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaArmies, Against IsraelExile Of Israel To AssyriaCapturing CitiesList Of Kings Of Israel

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

Verse ConceptsExiled ForeignersKilling KingsCapturing Cities

Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon.So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.

Verse ConceptsNoblesKings of judahSurrender

Nebuchadnezzar led Jehoiachin away into exile to Babylon; also he took the king’s mother and the king’s wives and his officials and the leading men of the land [including Ezekiel] as exiles from Jerusalem to Babylon.

Verse ConceptsPolygamyKings Exiled

And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.

Verse ConceptsBabylon, Israel Exiled ToCarpentersSeven Thousand

And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the deserters that had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

Verse ConceptsGuardsRemnantExile Of Judah To Babylon

and the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

Verse ConceptsHomePunishment, Nature OfWarfare, Examples OfExile Of Judah To BabylonKilling Israelites

Bible Theasaurus

Absorbed (10 instances)
Captive (146 instances)
Confined (35 instances)
Engrossed (1 instance)
Imprisoned (36 instances)
Intent (65 instances)
Lover (90 instances)
Prisoner (110 instances)
Wrapped (54 instances)

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