Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Captive’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Captive’ occurs 69 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 14:14 When Abram had heard this, namely, that his brother Lot had been taken captive, he numbered three hundred and eighteen of his own armed men and he went in pursuit all the way to Dan.Genesis 14:14
Genesis 31:26 And he said to Jacob: “Why have you acted this way, departing from me in secret, with my daughters like captives of the sword?Genesis 31:26
Genesis 34:29 they also took their little ones and their wives captive.Genesis 34:29
Number of the word / term Captive in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 12:29 Then it happened, in the middle of the night: the Lord struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the captive woman who was in prison, and all the firstborn of the cattle.Exodus 12:29
Number of the word / term Captive in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 14:3 “If only we had died in Egypt,” and, “If only we would perish in this vast wilderness,” and, “May the Lord not lead us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives, as well as our children, be led away as captives. Is it not better to return to Egypt?”Numbers 14:3
Numbers 24:22 and you will be elect among the stock of Kain, how long will you be able to remain? For Assur shall take you captive.”Numbers 24:22
Number of the word / term Captive in Numbers: 2
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:39 Your little ones, about whom you said that they would be led away as captives, and your sons, who to this day are ignorant of the difference between good and evil, they shall enter. And I will give the land to them, and they will possess it.Deuteronomy 1:39
Deuteronomy 21:10 If you have gone out to fight against your enemies, and the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand, and if, as you are leading away the captives,Deuteronomy 21:10
Deuteronomy 21:11 you see among the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and you love her, and you are willing to have her as a wife:Deuteronomy 21:11
Deuteronomy 32:42 I will inebriate my arrows with blood, and my sword will devour flesh: from the blood of the slain and from the captive, from the exposed head of the enemies.’Deuteronomy 32:42
Number of the word / term Captive in Deuteronomy: 4
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Judges
Judges 5:12 Rise up, rise up, O Deborah! Rise up, rise up, and speak a canticle! Rise up, Barak, and seize your captives, O son of Abinoam.Judges 5:12
Number of the word / term Captive in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30:2 And they had led the women in it away as captives, from the small to the great. And they had not killed anyone, but they led them away with them. And then they traveled on their journey.1 Samuel 30:2
1 Samuel 30:3 Therefore, when David and his men had arrived at the city, and had found it burned with fire, and that their wives and their sons and daughters had been led away as captives,1 Samuel 30:3
1 Samuel 30:5 For indeed, the two wives of David also had been led away as captives: Ahinoam, the Jezreelite, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.1 Samuel 30:5
Number of the word / term Captive in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 8:46 But if they sin against you, for there is no man who does not sin, and you, being angry, deliver them to their enemies, and they will have been led away as captives to the land of their enemies, whether far or near,1 Kings 8:46
1 Kings 8:48 and they return to you with all their heart and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to which they have been led away as captives, and if they pray to you in the direction of their land, which you gave to their fathers, and of the city, which you have chosen, and of the temple, which I have built to your name:1 Kings 8:48
1 Kings 8:50 And you will forgive your people, who have sinned against you, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against you. And you will grant to them mercy in the sight of those who have made them captives, so that they may take pity on them.1 Kings 8:50
Number of the word / term Captive in 1 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 5:2 Now robbers had gone out from Syria, and they had led away captive, from the land of Israel, a little girl. And she was in the service of the wife of Naaman.2 Kings 5:2
2 Kings 17:27 Then the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: “Lead to that place one of the priests, whom you brought as a captive from there. And let him go and live with them. And let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.”2 Kings 17:27
2 Kings 17:28 And so, when one of the priests, who had been led away captive from Samaria, had arrived, he lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should worship the Lord.2 Kings 17:28
2 Kings 24:16 and all the robust men, seven thousand, and the artisans and craftsman, one thousand: all who were strong men and fit for war. And the king of Babylon led them away as captives, into Babylon.2 Kings 24:16
Number of the word / term Captive in 2 Kings: 4
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 3:17 The sons of Jeconiah the captive were: Shealtiel,1 Chronicles 3:17
1 Chronicles 5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, led away captive, and he was a leader in the tribe of Reuben.1 Chronicles 5:6
Number of the word / term Captive in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 6:36 But if they will have sinned against you (for there is no man who does not sin) and you will have become angry against them, and if you will have delivered them to their enemies, and so they lead them away as captives to a far away land, or even to one that is near,2 Chronicles 6:36
2 Chronicles 6:37 and if, having been converted in their heart in the land to which they had been led as captives, they will do penance, and beseech you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have acted unjustly,’2 Chronicles 6:37
2 Chronicles 28:11 But listen to my counsel, and release the captives, whom you have brought from your brothers. For a great fury of the Lord is hanging over you.”2 Chronicles 28:11
2 Chronicles 28:13 And they said to them: “You shall not lead back captives to here, lest we sin against the Lord. Why are you willing to add to our sins, and to build upon our old offenses? For indeed, the sin is great, and the furious anger of the Lord is hanging over Israel.”2 Chronicles 28:13
2 Chronicles 28:15 And the men, whom we mentioned above, rose up and took the captives. All those who were naked, they clothed from the spoils. And when they had clothed them, and had given them shoes, and had refreshed them with food and drink, and had anointed them because of the hardship, and had cared for them, whoever was not able to walk and whoever was feeble in body, they set them upon beasts of burden, and they led them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers, and they themselves returned to Samaria.2 Chronicles 28:15
2 Chronicles 29:9 Lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword. Our sons, and our daughters and wives have been led away as captives because of this wickedness.2 Chronicles 29:9
2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you will return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will find mercy before their masters, who led them away as captives, and they will be returned to this land. For the Lord your God is compassionate and lenient, and he will not avert his face from you, if you will return to him.”2 Chronicles 30:9
Number of the word / term Captive in 2 Chronicles: 7
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high; you have taken captivity captive. You have accepted gifts among men. For even those who do not believe dwell with the Lord God.Psalm 68:18
Psalm 71:1 A Psalm of David. Of the sons of Jonadab and the former captives. In you, O Lord, I have hoped; do not let me be brought to ruin forever.Psalm 71:1
Number of the word / term Captive in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 6:2 then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth, and taken captive by your own words.Proverbs 6:2
Number of the word / term Captive in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 5:13 Because of this, my people have been led away as captives, for they did not have knowledge, and their nobles have passed away from famine, and their multitudes have dried up from thirst.Isaiah 5:13
Isaiah 14:2 And the people will take them, and lead them to their place. And the house of Israel will possess them, in the land of the Lord, as men and women servants. And they will take captive those who had taken them captive. And they will subjugate their oppressors.Isaiah 14:2
Isaiah 45:13 I have raised him up unto justice, and I will direct all his ways. He himself will build my city and release my captives, but not for ransom or gifts, says the Lord, the God of hosts.Isaiah 45:13
Isaiah 49:21 And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”Isaiah 49:21
Isaiah 49:24 Can prey be taken from the strong? Or is anything taken captive by the powerful able to be saved?Isaiah 49:24
Isaiah 49:25 For thus says the Lord: Certainly, even the captives will be taken away from the strong, even what has been taken by the powerful will be saved. And truly, I will judge those who have judged you, and I will save your children.Isaiah 49:25
Isaiah 52:2 Shake yourself from the dust! Arise and sit up, O Jerusalem! Loose the chains from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!Isaiah 52:2
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the meek, so as to heal the contrite of heart, to preach leniency to captives and release to the confined,Isaiah 61:1
Number of the word / term Captive in Isaiah: 8
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:11 For this reason, I have been filled with the fury of the Lord. I labor to bear it. Let it be poured out upon the child outside, or upon a group of young men meeting together. For a man will be taken captive with a woman, an elder will be taken captive with one who is full of days.Jeremiah 6:11
Jeremiah 13:17 But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.Jeremiah 13:17
Jeremiah 24:5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Just like these good figs, so will I regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent from this place into the land of the Chaldeans.Jeremiah 24:5
Jeremiah 28:4 And I will return to this place: Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, and all those taken captive from Judah, who were brought into Babylon, says the Lord. For I will crush the yoke of the king of Babylon.”Jeremiah 28:4
Jeremiah 28:6 And Jeremiah the prophet said: “Amen, may the Lord accomplish this; may the Lord act upon your words, which you have prophesied, so that the vessels may be carried back to the house of the Lord, and so that all those taken captive may return from Babylon to this place.Jeremiah 28:6
Jeremiah 29:22 And a curse will be taken up about them, by all the captives of Judah that are in Babylon, saying: ‘May the Lord make you like Zedekiah, and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon fried in the fire!’Jeremiah 29:22
Jeremiah 39:9 And Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, and the fugitives who had fled to him, and all the rest of the people who had remained.Jeremiah 39:9
Jeremiah 41:10 Then Ishmael led away captive all the remnant of the people who were at Mizpah, the king’s daughters as well as all the people who remained at Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had committed to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, seized them and went away, so that he might go over to the sons of Ammon.Jeremiah 41:10
Jeremiah 43:12 And he will kindle a fire in the shrines of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them down, and he will lead them away captive. And he will clothe himself with the land of Egypt, just as a shepherd is clothed with his cloak. And he will go forth from that place in peace.Jeremiah 43:12
Jeremiah 48:27 For Israel had been a derision to them. It was as if you had discovered him among thieves. Because of your own words, then, which you have spoken against him, you will be led away captive.Jeremiah 48:27
Jeremiah 49:6 And after this, I will cause the captives of the sons of Ammon to return, says the Lord.”Jeremiah 49:6
Jeremiah 49:39 But in the last days, I will cause the captives of Elam to return, says the Lord.”Jeremiah 49:39
Number of the word / term Captive in Jeremiah: 12
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 4:6 VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.Lamentations 4:6
Number of the word / term Captive in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:1 And it happened that, in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, when I was in the midst of the captives beside the river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw the visions of God.Ezekiel 1:1
Ezekiel 6:9 And your liberated shall remember me among the nations to which they were led away as captives. For I have crushed their heart, which fornicated and withdrew from me, and their eyes, which fornicated after their idols. And they will be displeased with themselves over the evils that they have done by all their abominations.Ezekiel 6:9
Ezekiel 12:11 Say: I am your portent. Just as I have done, so shall it be done to them. They will be taken captive and moved far away.Ezekiel 12:11
Ezekiel 39:23 And the Gentiles shall know that the house of Israel was taken captive because of their own iniquity, because they abandoned me. And so I concealed my face from them, and I delivered them into the hands of their enemies, and they all fell by the sword.Ezekiel 39:23
Number of the word / term Captive in Ezekiel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 11:8 And, in addition, he will carry away captive into Egypt their gods, and their graven images, and likewise their precious vessels of gold and silver. He will prevail against the king of the North.Daniel 11:8
Number of the word / term Captive in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Amos
Amos 7:11 For Amos says this: ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel will be taken captive out of their own land.’ ”Amos 7:11
Number of the word / term Captive in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Nahum
Nahum 2:7 And the foot soldier has been led away captive, and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves, murmuring in their hearts.Nahum 2:7
Number of the word / term Captive in Nahum: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:9 They will all approach towards the prey; their face is like a burning wind. And they will gather captives together like sand.Habakkuk 1:9
Number of the word / term Captive in Habakkuk: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Luke
Luke 4:19 to preach forgiveness to captives and sight to the blind, to release the broken into forgiveness, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of retribution.”Luke 4:19
Luke 21:24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.Luke 21:24
Number of the word / term Captive in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Romans
Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow captives, who are noble among the Apostles, and who were in Christ prior to me.Romans 16:7
Number of the word / term Captive in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 4:8 Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.”Ephesians 4:8
Number of the word / term Captive in Ephesians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:26 and then they may recover from the snares of the devil, by whom they are held captive at his will.2 Timothy 2:26
2 Timothy 3:6 For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,2 Timothy 3:6
Number of the word / term Captive in 2 Timothy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Captive’ in the book Philemon
Philemon 1:23 Greet Epaphras, my fellow captive in Christ Jesus,Philemon 1:23
Number of the word / term ‘Captive’ in Philemon: 1
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