7 occurrences

'Forced' in the Bible

and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.

Verse ConceptsOfficersPalacesForced Labour

Now King Solomon levied forced laborers from all Israel; and the forced laborers numbered 30,000 men.

Verse ConceptsThirty Thousand And UpForced Labour

He sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in relays; they were in Lebanon a month and two months at home. And Adoniram was over the forced laborers.

Verse ConceptsTens Of ThousandsOne MonthTwo To Four MonthsForced Labour

Now this is the account of the forced labor which King Solomon levied to build the house of the Lord, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionHard LaborBuilding Jerusalem's WallForced LabourRebuilding Jerusalem

their descendants who were left after them in the land whom the sons of Israel were unable to destroy utterly, from them Solomon levied forced laborers, even to this day.

Verse ConceptsForced LabourRelationships To This Day

Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

Verse ConceptsdiligenceDiligence, Results OfServants, GoodIndustry, Examples OfPromotionEntrustingForced Labour

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee 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

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