Captives in the Bible: 43 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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captives KJV

“Captives” is in the King James Bible 43 times, in 40 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׁבה shâbâh 17 times
שׁביה shibyâh 8 times
שׁבי shebı̂y 6 times
גּולה גּלה gôlâh gôlâh 3 times
גּלה gâlâh 3 times
גּלוּת gâlûth 3 times
αἰχμαλωτός aichmalōtos 1 time
בּן bên 1 time
גּלוּת gâlûth 1 time
שׁבוּת שׁבית shebûth shebı̂yth 1 time

translating H1540

3 verses translating H1540 Show all

2 Kings

24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Jeremiah

29:7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
43:3 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon.

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