Sieges
Fenced cities invested by -- 2Ki 18:13. Threatened as a punishment -- De 28:52. Described as Encamping against. -- 2Sa 12:28; 2Ch 32:1. Pitching against. -- 2Ki 25:1. Compassing about with armies. -- 2Ki 6:14; Lu 21:20. Setting in array against. -- Jer 50:9. Being against round about. -- Jer 51:2. Often lasted for a long time -- 2Ki 17:5. Great noise and tumult of, alluded to -- Joe 2:5. Those engaged in Built forts and mounts. -- Eze 4:2; 26:8. Dug a trench round the city. -- Lu 19:43. Invested the city on every side. -- Eze 23:24. Cut off all supplies. -- 2Ki 19:24. Frequently laid ambushes. -- Jdj 9:34. Called upon the city to surrender. -- 1Ki 20:2,3; 2Ki 18:18,20. Employed battering rams against the walls. -- Eze 4:2; 26:9. Cast arrows and other missiles into the city. -- 2Ki 19:32. Often suffered much during. -- Eze 29:18. The Jews forbidden to cut down fruit trees for the purpose of -- De 20:19,20. Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to -- Pr 18:19. Cities invested by Repaired and newly fortified beforehand. -- 2Ch 32:5; Isa 22:9,10; Na 3:14. Supplied with water beforehand. -- Na 3:14. The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers. -- 2Ch 32:3,4. Were strictly shut up. -- Jos 6:1. Walls of, defended by the inhabitants. -- 2Sa 11:20,21; 2Ki 18:26; 2Ch 32:18. Sometimes used ambushes or sorties. -- Jer 51:12. Often suffered from famine. -- 2Ki 6:26-29; 25:3; Eze 6:12. Often suffered from pestilence. -- Jer 21:6; 32:24. Often demanded terms of peace. -- 1Sa 11:1-3. Frequently taken by ambush. -- Jdj 9:43,44. Frequently taken by assault. -- Jos 10:35; 2Sa 12:29. Frequently helped by allies. -- 1Sa 11:11; 23:5. Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous. -- 2Ch 32:6-8. Cities taken by Given up to pillage. -- Jer 50:26,27. Inhabitants of, often put to the sword. -- Jos 10:28,30,32,35; Jer 50:30. Frequently broken down. -- Jdj 9:45. Frequently destroyed by fire. -- Jos 8:19. Sometimes sown with salt. -- Jdj 9:45. Sometimes called after the name of the captor. -- 2Sa 12:28. Mentioned in scripture Jericho. -- Jos 6:2-20. Ai. -- Jos 7:2-4; 8:1-19. Makkedah. -- Jos 10:28. Libnah. -- Jos 10:29,30. Lachish. -- Jos 10:31,32. Eglon. -- Jos 10:34,35. Hebron. -- Jos 10:36,37. Debir. -- Jos 10:38,39. Shechem. -- Jdj 9:34,45. Thebez. -- Jdj 9:50. Jabesh-gilead. -- 1Sa 11:1. Keilah. -- 1Sa 23:1. Ziklag. -- 1Sa 30:1,2. Rabbah. -- 2Sa 11:1; 12:26-29. Gibbethon. -- 1Ki 16:15. Tirzah. -- 1Ki 16:17. Samaria. -- 1Ki 20:1; 2Ki 6:24; 17:5. Ramoth-gilead. -- 1Ki 22:4,29. Cities of Israel in Galilee. -- 2Ki 15:29. Cities of Judah. -- 2Ki 18:13. Jerusalem. -- 2Ki 24:10,11; 25:1,2. Illustrative Of The omnipresence of God. -- Ps 139:5. The judgments of God. -- Mic 5:1. Zion in her affliction. -- Isa 1:8.