Thematic Bible: Castle
Thematic Bible
Castle » A tower
These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their settlements, and by their encampments (sheepfolds); twelve princes (sheiks) according to their tribes.
They burned all the cities where they lived, and all their encampments with fire.
Then the Jebusites said to David, “You shall not come in here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).
So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others something else; and since he could not determine the facts because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken to the barracks [in the tower of Antonia].
Just as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” And the man replied, “Do you know Greek?
And as the dissension became even greater, the commander, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down and forcibly take him from them, and bring him to the barracks.
But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their [planned] ambush, and he went to the barracks and told Paul.
Castle » For the doctrine, "the house is my castle," see
When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge. You shall stand outside and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you.
Castle » Bars of
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
Jerusalem » Castle
But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others something else; and since he could not determine the facts because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken to the barracks [in the tower of Antonia].