Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Beth-horon » Solomon builds
So Solomon rebuilt Gezer and the lower Beth-horon
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;
Cities » Fortified
Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken.”
It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were destroyed, and the survivors who remained of them had entered the fortified cities,
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;
Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
“Hear, O Israel! You are crossing over the Jordan today to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, great cities fortified to heaven,
Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin. He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine. He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had captured.
These are they who served the king, apart from those whom the king put in the fortified cities through all Judah.
He has
The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to
Gates » Of cities
He also built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon, fortified cities with walls, gates and bars;
All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns.
Then Joshua made them take an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed before the Lord is the man who rises up and builds this city Jericho; with the loss of his firstborn he shall lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he shall set up its gates.”
When it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah, Saul said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he shut himself in by entering a city with double gates and bars.”
Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked, and behold, a man running by himself.