6 occurrences

'Forced' in the Bible

Ahishar was controller of the king's house; Adoniram, the son of Abda, was overseer of the forced work.

Verse ConceptsOfficersPalacesForced Labour

Then King Solomon got together men for the forced work through all Israel, thirty thousand men in number;

Verse ConceptsThirty Thousand And UpForced Labour

Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

Verse ConceptsConscriptionHard LaborBuilding Jerusalem's WallForced LabourRebuilding Jerusalem

Their children who were still in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not been able to put to complete destruction, them did Solomon put to forced work, to this day.

Verse ConceptsForced LabourRelationships To This Day

But Solomon did not put the children of Israel to forced work; they were the men of war, his servants, his captains, and his chiefs, captains of his war-carriages and of his horsemen.

Verse ConceptsCaptainsRank

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsChariotsHasty ActionForced LabourKilling Named Individuals

Bible Theasaurus

Constrained (12 instances)
Forced (142 instances)
Hale (1 instance)
Strained (6 instances)
Thrust (94 instances)
Unexpected (3 instances)
Wedge (3 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἁρπάζω 
Harpazo 
catch up , take by force , catch away , pluck , catch , pull
Usage: 8

βέβαιος 
Bebaios 
Usage: 9

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain