Captive in the Bible: 59 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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captive KJV

“Captive” is in the King James Bible 59 times, in 55 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

גּלה gâlâh 25 times
שׁבה shâbâh 20 times
שׁבי shebı̂y 4 times
גּולה גּלה gôlâh gôlâh 2 times
גּלוּת gâlûth 2 times
αἰχμαλωσία aichmalōsia 1 time
αἰχμαλωτεύω aichmalōteuō 1 time
αἰχμαλωτίζω aichmalōtizō 1 time
ζωγρέω zōgreō 1 time
צעה tsâ‛âh 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

Every verse 55 verses

Nahum

2:7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

Luke

21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

Ephesians

4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

2 Timothy

2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

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