'Free' in the Bible

This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you and will sweep away your descendants:I will eliminate all of Ahab’s males,both slave and free, in Israel;

After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel.

But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab got free from the authority of the king of Israel.

And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.

In his time, Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

So Edom has remained free from Judah's control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled.

The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will eliminate all of Ahab’s males, both slave and free, in Israel.

It happened that when he finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the royal guard and to the officers, "Come and kill them; let no man go free!" So {they put them to the sword}, and the royal guard and the officers threw them out, then they went up to the citadel of the temple of Baal.

(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they became free from the hands of the Aramaeans; and the children of Israel were living in their tents as in the past.

For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free.

Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring;

And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

And what other nation in the earth, like your people Israel, did a god go out to take for himself, to be his people, making his name great and to be feared, driving out the nations from before your people whom you made free and took out of Egypt?

Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord's temple. I have stored up 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

Whenever your countrymen who live in the cities bring a case before you (whether it involves a violent crime or other matters related to the law, commandments, rules, and regulations), warn them that they must not sin against the Lord. If you fail to do so, God will be angry with you and your colleagues; but if you obey, you will be free of guilt.

In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

So Edom has remained free from Judah's control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled and freed themselves from Judah's control because Jehoram rejected the Lord God of his ancestors.

Now therefore, hear me and return the captives whom you have captured from your brothers (fellow descendants of Israel, i.e. Jacob), for the burning anger of the Lord is against you.”

for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.

Then he said to them, “Levites, listen to me! Now consecrate (dedicate) yourselves and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and get the filth [of idol worship] out of the Holy Place.

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves [that is, become ceremonially clean and free from all sin]; so the Levites had to slaughter the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, in order to make them holy for the Lord.

He also told (ordered) the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion that was due to the priests and Levites, so that they might [be free to] devote themselves to the Law of the Lord.

And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.

And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word.

And in it these words were recorded: It is said among the nations, and Geshem says so, that you and the Jews are hoping to make yourselves free from the king's authority; and that this is why you are building the wall: and they say that it is your purpose to be their king;

And so you gave them up into the hands of their haters who were cruel to them: and in the time of their trouble, when they made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; and in your great mercy gave them saviours, who made them free from the hands of their haters.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?

I go in fear of all my pains; I am certain that I will not be free from sin in your eyes.

My soul is weary of my life: I will give free course to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?

You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise[Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man.

then you will hold your head high, free from fault.You will be firmly established and unafraid.

If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.

although my hands are free from violenceand my prayer is pure.

Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.

Their homes are secure and free of fear;no rod from God strikes them.

How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.

It will toss him around without pity. He'll try to break free from its grip,

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.

“Let us tear off their chainsand free ourselves from their restraints.”

When I call, answer me, my righteous God! When I was in distress, you set me free. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.

O Lord my God, I put my faith in you; take me out of the hands of him who is cruel to me, and make me free;

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

I was blameless before Him,And I kept myself free from my sin.

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

Keep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.

They cried to You and were set free;they trusted in You and were not disgraced.

All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip -- shake the head,

Be my saviour from the lion's mouth; let me go free from the horns of the cruel oxen.

I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy's net.

You will free me from the netthat is secretly set for me,for You are my refuge.

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.

Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

You give your mouth free reign for evil, and your tongue devises deceit.

Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

God is to us a God of acts of salvation;And to God the Lord belong escapes from death [setting us free].

Draw near to my soul and redeem it;Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].

He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.

They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.

With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)

He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run];He did not spare their souls from death,But turned over their lives to the plague.

Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die!

I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.

You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

to hear a prisoner’s groaning,to set free those condemned to die,

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;The Lord answered me and set me free.

I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. HEY

Take, O Lord, the free offerings of my mouth, and give me knowledge of your decisions.

Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Free me, O Jehovah, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man:

Free me from prisonso that I can praise Your name.The righteous will gather around mebecause You deal generously with me.

Save my life, O Lord, for Your name’s sake;In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.

Reach down from heaven;rescue me from deep water, and set me freefrom the grasp of foreigners

Set me free and rescue mefrom the grasp of foreignerswhose mouths speak lies,whose right hands are deceptive.

Who executes justice for the oppressed;Who gives food to the hungry.The Lord sets the prisoners free.

But whoever listens to me will live securelyand be free from the fear of danger.”

Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,for you have put yourself in your neighbor’s power:Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor.

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.