Reference: Fortress
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The terms 'fortress,' 'stronghold,' and 'castle' mostly refer to a part of a city that was more strongly fortified than by the mere walls. Pr 18:19 speaks of the 'bars of a castle.' There was such a place in Jerusalem when the city was taken by David, which was held by the Jebusites. 2Sa 5:6-7. The Romans had a 'castle' in Jerusalem, to which Paul was carried when he was seized by the Jews. Ac 21:34,37. This may have been the same that was called ANTONIA, a fortress built by Herod the Great, adjoining the temple, as described by Josephus: Wars, 5:5. 8. The Psalmist often calls Jehovah his rock and fortress. Ps 18:2; 31:3; 71:3; 91:2.
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And the king went, and his men, to Jerusalem to the Jebusite dwelling in the land: and he will say to David, saying, Thou shalt not come here for except thy taking away the blind and the lame, saying, David shall not come in hither. And David will take the fastness of Zion: this the city of David.
Jehovah is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, I will put my trust in him; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my height.
For thou my rock and my fortress; and for sake of thy name thou wilt guide me, and thou wilt protect me.
Be thou to me for a rock of refuge to come always: thou didst command to save me, for thou my rock and my fortress.
Saying to Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress: my God, I will trust in thee
A brother falling away, above a city of strength; and strifes as the bars of a fortress.
And other cried what other in the crowd: and not being able to know certainly for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the camp.
And being about to be brought into the camp, Paul says to the captain of a thousand, Is it lawful for me to speak anything to thee? and he said, Hast thou knowledge in Greek?