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It denotes the act of taking or seizing something by force, whether it be a city, a person, or an object. In the context of the Bible, capturing often involves military conquests, spiritual victories, or the overcoming of personal struggles.<br><br><b>Biblical Context and Usage:</b><br><br>1. <b>Military Conquests:</b><br> The concept of capturing is frequently associated with the Israelites' military campaigns in the Old Testament. For example, the conquest of Canaan involved capturing numerous cities as the Israelites, under God's command, took possession of the Promised Land. In <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">Joshua 6:20</a> , the fall of Jericho is described: "So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they captured the city."<br><br>2. <b>Spiritual Victories:</b><br> Beyond physical conquests, the Bible also speaks of capturing thoughts and imaginations in a spiritual sense. In <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a> , the Apostle Paul writes, "We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." This passage emphasizes the importance of controlling one's mind and aligning it with the teachings of Christ, highlighting a form of spiritual warfare.<br><br>3. <b>Personal Struggles:</b><br> The notion of capturing can also be applied to personal struggles and the pursuit of righteousness. <a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm">Proverbs 16:32</a> states, "He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city." This proverb underscores the value of self-control and the inner victory over one's emotions, suggesting that mastering oneself is a greater achievement than any external conquest.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The act of capturing, whether in a physical or spiritual sense, often involves divine intervention or guidance. In the Old Testament, the Israelites' victories were attributed to God's favor and power. Similarly, spiritual victories are seen as possible through the strength and wisdom provided by the Holy Spirit. The concept of capturing, therefore, is deeply intertwined with themes of obedience, faith, and reliance on God's sovereignty.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Considerations:</b><br><br>From a moral standpoint, the Bible presents capturing as an act that should align with God's will and purposes. The Israelites' conquests were justified as part of God's plan to establish a holy nation. In contrast, capturing for selfish or unjust reasons is condemned. The ethical dimension of capturing is further explored in the New Testament, where believers are called to capture thoughts and desires that are contrary to God's will, emphasizing the importance of purity and holiness in the Christian life.<br><br>In summary, "captureth" in the biblical sense encompasses a range of meanings from physical conquests to spiritual victories, each with significant theological and moral implications. The term serves as a reminder of the power of God in achieving victory and the responsibility of believers to align their actions and thoughts with divine principles.<a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Captureth (24 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Numbers 32:41</a></span><br />And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/32-42.htm">Numbers 32:42</a></span><br />and Nobah hath gone and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> Kenath, and its villages, and calleth it Nobah, by his own name.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/7-17.htm">Joshua 7:17</a></span><br />and he bringeth near the family of Judah, and he <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the family of the Zarhite; and he bringeth near the family of the Zarhite by men, and Zabdi is captured;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/10-32.htm">Joshua 10:32</a></span><br />And Jehovah giveth Lachish into the hand of Israel, and it <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it on the second day, and smiteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who 'is' in it, according to all that it did to Libnah.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Joshua 11:10</a></span><br />And Joshua turneth back at that time, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> Hazor, and its king he hath smitten by the sword; for Hazor formerly 'is' head of all these kingdoms;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Judges 1:18</a></span><br />And Judah <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> Gaza and its border, and Askelon and its border, and Ekron and its border;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-12.htm">Judges 8:12</a></span><br />and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused to tremble.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Judges 8:14</a></span><br />and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders -- seventy and seven men.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-45.htm">Judges 9:45</a></span><br />and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the city, and the people who 'are' in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it 'with' salt.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-50.htm">Judges 9:50</a></span><br />And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/12-5.htm">Judges 12:5</a></span><br />And Gilead <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the passages of the Jordan to Ephraim, and it hath been, when 'any of' the fugitives of Ephraim say, 'Let me pass over,' and the men of Gilead say to him, 'An Ephramite thou?' and he saith, 'No;'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7</a></span><br />And David <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the fortress of Zion, it 'is' the city of David.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">2 Samuel 8:4</a></span><br />and David <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly the whole of the charioteers, only he leaveth of them a hundred charioteers.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-26.htm">2 Samuel 12:26</a></span><br />And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the royal city,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-29.htm">2 Samuel 12:29</a></span><br />And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17</a></span><br />Then go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/18-10.htm">2 Kings 18:10</a></span><br />and they capture it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah -- it 'is' the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel -- hath Samaria been <span class="boldtext">captureth</span>,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-5.htm">1 Chronicles 11:5</a></span><br />And the inhabitants of Jebus say to David, 'Thou dost not come in hither;' and David <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the fortress of Zion -- it 'is' the city of David.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-4.htm">1 Chronicles 18:4</a></span><br />and David <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a hundred chariots 'only'.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-4.htm">2 Chronicles 12:4</a></span><br />and he <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> the cities of the bulwarks that 'are' to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">2 Chronicles 13:19</a></span><br />And Abijah pursueth after Jeroboam, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> from him cities, Beth-El and its small towns, and Jeshanah and its small towns, and Ephraim and its small towns.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm">Isaiah 20:1</a></span><br />In the year of the coming in of Tartan to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Asshur sendeth him, and he fighteth against Ashdod, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it,<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/3-5.htm">Amos 3:5</a></span><br />Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> not?<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Habakkuk 1:10</a></span><br />And at kings it doth scoff, And princes 'are' a laughter to it, At every fenced place it doth laugh, And it heapeth up dust, and <span class="boldtext">captureth</span> it.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/captureth.htm"><span class="l"><b>Captureth</b> (24 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Captureth</b> (24 Occurrences). Numbers 32:41 And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and<br><b>captureth</b> their towns, and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;' (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/captureth.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fighteth.htm"><span class="l">Fighteth (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> days. (KJV JPS ASV WBS). 2 Samuel 12:26 And Joab fighteth against Rabbah<br> of the Bene-Ammon, and <b>captureth</b> the royal city, (YLT). 2 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fighteth.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/captured.htm"><span class="l">Captured (143 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 32:41 And Jair son of Manasseh hath gone and <b>captureth</b> their towns,<br> and calleth them 'Towns of Jair;' (See NIV). Numbers <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/captured.htm - 36k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/leaveth.htm"><span class="l">Leaveth (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 8:4 and David <b>captureth</b> from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen,<br> and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly the whole of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/leaveth.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/destroyeth.htm"><span class="l">Destroyeth (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 8:4 and David <b>captureth</b> from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen,<br> and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly the whole of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/destroyeth.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pursueth.htm"><span class="l">Pursueth (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 8:12 and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and <b>captureth</b><br> the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pursueth.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/captures.htm"><span class="l">Captures (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Amos 3:5 Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it?<br> Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it <b>captureth</b> not? (See NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/captures.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/capture.htm"><span class="l">Capture (53 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> capture it at the end of three years; in the sixth year of Hezekiah -- it 'is' the<br> ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel -- hath Samaria been <b>captureth</b>, (YLT NAS <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/capture.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zebab.htm"><span class="l">Zebab (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 8:12 and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and <b>captureth</b><br> the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zebab.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tremble.htm"><span class="l">Tremble (92 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 8:12 and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and <b>captureth</b><br> the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tremble.htm - 34k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/captureth.htm">Captureth</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/captureth.htm">Captureth (24 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gath.htm">Gath (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wrestling.htm">Wrestling (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rezon.htm">Rezon (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/media.htm">Media (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chameleon.htm">Chameleon (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/car.htm">Car (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/captures.htm">Captures (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/chase.htm">Chase (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/subtilty.htm">Subtilty (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab (128 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/ethiopia.htm">Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/persians.htm">Persians (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/armenia.htm">Armenia (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/great.htm">Great (10383 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hazael.htm">Hazael (23 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan (102 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/galatians.htm">Galatians (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah (64 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asmoneans.htm">Asmoneans</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alexander.htm">Alexander (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hastened.htm">Hastened (48 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/captivity.htm">Captivity (141 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/epistle.htm">Epistle (13 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/captures.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Captures"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Captures" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/capturing.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Capturing"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Capturing" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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