14 occurrences

'Captured' in the Bible

The men in ambush rose quickly from their place, and when he had stretched out his hand, they ran and entered the city and captured it, and they quickly set the city on fire.

Verse ConceptsSpearsGroups RunningBurning Cities

When Joshua and all Israel saw that the men in ambush had captured the city and that the smoke of the city ascended, they turned back and slew the men of Ai.

Now it came about when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just as he had done to Jericho and its king, so he had done to Ai and its king), and that the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were within their land,

Verse ConceptsAi, The CityTreatyAnnihilation

Now Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Thus he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationConquestNo SurvivorsExtermination

The Lord gave Lachish into the hands of Israel; and he captured it on the second day, and struck it and every person who was in it with the edge of the sword, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

Verse ConceptsThe Second Day Of The WeekExterminationDay 2Those God Gave Into Their Hands

They captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed that day every person who was in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationExtermination

They captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it.

Verse ConceptsVillagesAnnihilationNo SurvivorsExtermination

He captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationConquestNo SurvivorsExtermination

Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming Obstacles

Then Joshua turned back at that time, and captured Hazor and struck its king with the sword; for Hazor formerly was the head of all these kingdoms.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsKilling Kings

Joshua captured all the cities of these kings, and all their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; just as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.

Verse ConceptsAnnihilationExtermination

from Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, even as far as Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them down and put them to death.

Verse ConceptsKilling Kings

Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, captured it; so he gave him Achsah his daughter as a wife.

The territory of the sons of Dan proceeded beyond them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and possessed it and settled in it; and they called Leshem Dan after the name of Dan their father.

Verse ConceptsSwordsFighting EnemiesPeople Naming Things

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Appropriate (93 instances)
Beguile (7 instances)
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Captivate (4 instances)
Capture (76 instances)
Captured (198 instances)
Catch (67 instances)
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Enchant (1 instance)

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