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Summary

And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee.

Bible References

General references

2 Kings 18:17
The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.
2 Kings 19:32
So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: "He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shield-carrying warriors, nor will he build siege works against it.
2 Kings 24:11
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.
2 Kings 25:1
So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign.
Ezekiel 21:22
Into his right hand comes the portent for Jerusalem -- to set up battering rams, to give the signal for slaughter, to shout out the battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to erect a siege ramp, to build a siege wall.
Matthew 22:7
The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.
Luke 19:43
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.

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