Nave’s Topical Bible
Captive
37 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Prisoner of war
- Cruelty to
- Putting to death
Numbers 31:9-20; Deuteronomy 20:13; Deuteronomy 21:10; Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:15-40; Joshua 11:11; Judges 7:25; Judges 8:21; Judges 21:11; 1 Samuel 15:32-33; 2 Samuel 8:2,12; Jeremiah 39:6 |
- Twenty thousand, by Amaziah
- Ripping women with child
- Tortured under saws and harrows
- Blinded
- Maimed
- Ravished
- Enslaved
- Robbed
- Confined in pits
- Putting to death
- Other indignities to
- Kindness to
- Advanced to positions in state
Bible verses about “Captive”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 14:12And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
- 1 Samuel 30:1And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
- 1 Samuel 30:2And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
- Numbers 31:9And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
- Numbers 31:10And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
- Numbers 31:11And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
- Numbers 31:12And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
- Numbers 31:13And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
- Numbers 31:14And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
- Numbers 31:15And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
- Numbers 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
- Numbers 31:17Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
- Numbers 31:18But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
- Numbers 31:19And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
- Numbers 31:20And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.
- Deuteronomy 20:13And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:
- Deuteronomy 21:10When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the Lord thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,
- Joshua 8:29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.
- Joshua 10:15And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal.
- Joshua 10:16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
- Joshua 10:18And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:
- Joshua 10:19And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath delivered them into your hand.
- Joshua 10:20And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.
- Joshua 10:21And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
- Joshua 10:22Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
- Joshua 10:23And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
- Joshua 10:24And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.
- Joshua 10:25And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
- Joshua 10:26And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
- Joshua 10:27And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.
- Joshua 10:28And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:29Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
- Joshua 10:30And the Lord delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 10:31And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
- Joshua 10:32And the Lord delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
- Joshua 10:33Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
- Joshua 10:34And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
- Joshua 10:35And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
- Joshua 10:36And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: