'Seize' in the Bible

The men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house; and they said, "Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, we're brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, attack us, and seize us as slaves, along with our donkeys."

It happened, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, that Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him!" His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.

Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal! Don't let one of them escape!" They seized them. Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.

Their roaring will be like a lioness. They will roar like young lions. Yes, they shall roar, and seize their prey and carry it off, and there will be no one to deliver.

They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.

As often as it passes through, it will seize you; for morning by morning it will pass through, by day and by night; and it will be nothing but terror to understand the message."

Don't enter into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Don't look down on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity.

They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'

When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Now he who betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, "Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him."

In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, "Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn't arrest me.

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."

They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, "Whoever I will kiss, that is he. Seize him, and lead him away safely."

Jesus answered them, "Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to seize me?

They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.