Thematic Bible: A tower


Thematic Bible



These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments, twelve princes according to their nations.

And all their cities in the places in which they dwelt, and all their encampments, they burnt with fire.

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shall not come in here. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

And David dwelt in the stronghold. Therefore they called it the city of David.

And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great. And he built in Judah castles and cities of storage.

Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

And some among the crowd shouted out one thing, some another. And not being able to know the certainty because of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the fort.

and as Paul was going to be brought into the fort, he says to the chief captain, Is it permitted for me to speak to thee? And he said, Thou know Greek?

And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.

But the son of Paul's sister, having heard of the ambush, having come and entered into the fort, he informed Paul.

But on the morrow they returned to the fort, having allowed the horsemen to depart with him,


And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to thee it shall come. Yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.


He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.