Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Beth-horon » Solomon builds
Then Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars—
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Cities » Fortified
Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised.”
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So Joshua and the Israelites finished inflicting a terrible slaughter on them until they were destroyed, although a few survivors ran away to the fortified cities.
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Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran as fortified cities, and built sheepfolds.
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He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars—
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Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
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“Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go and drive out nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.
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Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin. He strengthened their fortifications and put leaders in them with supplies of food, oil, and wine. He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
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These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
He made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.
Gates » Of cities
He built Upper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon—fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars—
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All these were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a large number of rural villages.
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At that time Joshua imposed this curse:
The man who undertakes
the rebuilding of this city, Jericho,
is cursed before the Lord.
He will lay its foundation
at the cost of his firstborn;
he will set up its gates
at the cost of his youngest.
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the rebuilding of this city, Jericho,
is cursed before the Lord.
He will lay its foundation
at the cost of his firstborn;
he will set up its gates
at the cost of his youngest.
When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates.”
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David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gate and over to the wall. The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.
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