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 [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
All the women
2 Kings 8:12
Hazael said, "Why do you weep, my lord?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child."
Amos 1:13
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
General references
Judges 9:52
Abimelech 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 who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!