16 occurrences in 6 translations

'Imperial' in the Bible

Meanwhile, down in Egypt, the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's court officials, who was also Commander-in-Chief of the imperial guards.

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsExecutionersCommerce

Meanwhile, Joseph had been delivered to Egypt and turned over to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's court officials and the Commander-in-Chief of the imperial guards. An Egyptian, he bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there.

Verse ConceptsCaptainsRankTradeAnger Of Man, UnrighteousGod's Mercy, Example Of

In the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a commander of the imperial guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came [to] Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsCommanderMonthMonth 5

He and all the army of [the] Chaldeans who [were with] the imperial guard tore down the wall of Jerusalem all around.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of JerusalemDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

The remainder of the people left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the multitude, Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard deported.

Verse ConceptsGuardsRemnantExile Of Judah To Babylon

But the poor of the land the commander of the imperial guard left for the vineyards and for tilling.

Verse ConceptsFarmersRemnantSmall RemnantsPloughmenImmigrants

The firepans and the basins, whatever was gold, the commander of the imperial guard took [for] the gold and whatever was silver, [for] the silver.

Verse ConceptsSilverTaking Mixed Metals

Then the commander of the imperial guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, and three of the threshold keepers.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsHigh Priest, In OtPrisonersDoorkeepers

Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Then Daniel responded prudently and discretely to Arioch, the commander of the imperial guard of the king, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.

Verse ConceptsExecutionersWise MenAttempting To Kill Specific People

The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are openedAnd the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

Your imperial guards are like the swarming grasshopper; your marshals are like hordes of grasshoppers, settling in the stone walls on a chilly day. The sun rises, and they flee away; no one knows where they went.

Verse ConceptsGrasshoppersHot WeatherCold WeatherUnknown ThingsEvil Fleeing

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.

Verse ConceptsSoldiersMustering TroopsRoyal HousesSoldiers Treatment Of Christ

After reading the letter, he asked which province Paul was from, and when he learned that he was from Cilicia [an imperial province],

Verse ConceptsProvinces

When it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard, and to everyone else, that my imprisonment is in the cause of Christ.

Verse ConceptsGuards

Bible Theasaurus

Brush (5 instances)
Chest (26 instances)
Imperial (16 instances)
Majestic (76 instances)
Purple (55 instances)

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