Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
Tiphsah
All the women
General references
Bible References
Tiphsah
1 Kings 4:24
For he had dominion over all on this side the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gazah, over all the kings on this side the river; and he had peace on all sides round about.
All the women
2 Kings 8:12
And Hazael said, Why does my lord weep? And he said, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou kill with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their children, and rip up their women with child.
Amos 1:13
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border.
General references
Judges 9:52
And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Matthew 24:19
But woe to those that are with child, and those that give suck in those days.