Thematic Bible: For sieges:


Thematic Bible



And Hezekiah hearkened unto them and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious ointment and all the house of his weapons and all that was found in his treasury; there was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesPride, Examples OfPride, OriginArmoryFragranceThings RevealedTaking Mixed Metalscredibility

Thy neck is like the tower of David built for teaching, upon which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. Verse ConceptsNecksArmoryElegancecrusades

Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.

Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries, prepare yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Verse ConceptsBattlesVoicesBattle Cries

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and the people went against the wall; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. Verse ConceptsBattering ramsSiegesWallsSiege MoundsPeople Attacking Their Own

and lay siege against it and build a fort against it and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBattering ramsFortsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks to shoot arrows and great stones with. And his name spread far abroad, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong. Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

Also he strengthened himself and built up all the wall that was broken and caused the towers to be raised up, and another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made swords and shields in abundance. Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsTowersWeaponsArmor ProtectionBuilding Jerusalem's Wallrebuildingreinforcement

And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand a spear or a sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me because the king's business required haste. Verse ConceptsUrgencyWeaponsHasteHasty Action