Bible Dictionaries
Hostage
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A person delivered into the hands of another as a security for the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chronicles 25:24 ). Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hostage'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hostage.html. 1897.