3 occurrences

'Seized' in the Bible

And [the] Philistines seized him, gouged his eyes, and brought him to Gaza. They tied him up with bronze shackles, and he became a grinder {in the prison}.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesGrindingImprisonmentsKnivesMonotonyMutilationPrisonersTortureCaptivesHeartlessnessHard LaborPrisonsBrassGrinding FoodEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

But the men were not willing to listen to him, and the man seized his concubine and brought [her] out to them; and they had intercourse with her, and they abused her all night until the morning; they let her go at the approach of dawn.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofActing All Night

The descendants of Benjamin did likewise, and they took wives for each of them from the dancers whom they seized, and they went and returned to their territory, and they rebuilt the cities and they lived in them.

Verse ConceptsGroups going home

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Appropriate (93 instances)
Appropriated (10 instances)
Assume (14 instances)
Attach (19 instances)
Capture (76 instances)
Clutch (1 instance)
Condemned (64 instances)
Confiscate (13 instances)
Confiscated (24 instances)
Conquer (50 instances)
Seized (179 instances)
Usurp (2 instances)