'Fortified Cities' in the Bible

He also built upper and lower Beth-horon as fortified cities, installing walls, gates, and bars,

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were all fortified cities throughout Judah and Benjamin.

He also strengthened the fortified cities, assigned officers to them, and stockpiled food, oil, and wine.

Rehoboam was wise to distribute some of his children throughout all of the territories of Judah and Benjamin, placing them in all of the fortified cities. He allotted them abundant supplies of food and sought many wives for them.

Shishak captured the fortified cities of Judah and invaded as far as Jerusalem.

Asa built fortified cities throughout Judah while the land lay undisturbed, because the LORD had given him peace so that no one went to war against him during those years.

These men served the king, and there were others whom the king garrisoned inside fortified cities throughout all of Judah.

Their father gave them many gifts made of silver, and gold, as well as valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he passed the kingdom to Jehoram because Jehoram was his firstborn.

After all of these acts of faithfulness occurred, King Sennacherib of Assyria came, invaded Judah, and laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.