And when the spies saw a man leaving the city, they said to him, "Please show us the entrance of the city, and we will deal kindly with you." So he showed them the entrance of the city, and they struck the city with {the edge of the sword}, but they let go the man and all his family.

Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate; For Yahweh will plead their case and despoil those who despoil them of life.

Deuteronomy 16:18

"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 15:2

Absalom used to rise early in the morning, and he stood {beside} the road [at] the gate; {anyone} who had a legal dispute to bring to the king for judgment Absalom would call to him and say, "{Where are you from?}" And he would say, "Your servant [is] from one of the tribes of Israel." Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities

2 Chronicles 8:5

He also built Upper Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities [with] walls, gates, and bars; Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 3:5

All of these [were] fortified towns with high walls, gates, and bars, {apart from} very many [of] the villages of the open country. Verse Concepts

Joshua 6:26

And Joshua swore at that time, saying, "Cursed [is] anyone before Yahweh who gets up and builds Jericho, this city. At the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates." Verse Concepts

1 Samuel 23:7

When it was told to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, Saul said, "God {has given him} into my hand, because he has shut himself in by going into a city [with] {two barred gates}. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 18:24

Now David [was] sitting between the two gates, and the sentinel went up to the roof of the gate by the wall and he lifted up his eyes and watched, and look, a man [was] running by himself. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war

Judges 5:8

God chose new [leaders], then war [was at the] gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 22:7

And this happened: the choicest of your valleys were full of chariots, and the cavalry confidently stood at the gate. Verse Concepts

Ezekiel 21:15

so that a heart melts, and the fallen {multiply} at all of their gates. I gave a sword for slaughter, [and] alas! It is made for flashing, it is grasped for slaughtering. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Councils of state held at

2 Chronicles 18:9

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, clothed in robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 39:3

And all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim [the] chief officer, Nergal-sharezer [the] high official, with all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Criminals punished at

Jeremiah 20:2

Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that [were] in the upper Gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the temple of Yahweh. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 17:5

then you shall bring out that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to your gates; that is, the man or the woman, and you shall stone them with stones {to death}. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Public commendation given at

Proverbs 31:23

Her husband is known at the gates, in his seat among the elders of the land. Verse Concepts

Proverbs 31:31

Give to her from the fruit of her hand, and may they praise her works in the city gates. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Often razed and burned

Nehemiah 1:3

They replied to me, "The survivors in the province who have survived the captivity are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned in the fire." Verse Concepts

Lamentations 2:9

Her gates have sunk into the earth; he has ruined and broken her bars, her kings and its princes [are] among the nations; there is no more law. Also, her prophets have not found a revelation from Yahweh. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Proclamations made at

Proverbs 1:21

On a {busy corner} she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings: Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 17:19

Thus said Yahweh to me, "Go, and you must stand in the {People's Gate} through which the kings of Judah enter, and through which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Conferences held at

2 Samuel 3:27

Genesis 34:20

Then Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying, Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Land sold at

Genesis 23:10

Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites with respect to all [who were] entering the gate of his city, [and] said, Verse Concepts

Genesis 23:16

Then Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver {at the merchants' current rate}. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Shut at night-fall

Nehemiah 13:19

So when it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and said that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my young men over the gates [to prevent] any {goods} being brought in on the day of the Sabbath. Verse Concepts

Joshua 2:5

And when [it was time] to shut the gate {for the night}, the men left, and I do not know where they went. Chase after them quickly, for you may catch up [to] them." Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Markets held at

2 Kings 7:1

Elisha said, "Hear the word of Yahweh: 'Thus says Yahweh, "At this time tomorrow a seah of wheat bread flour [will sell] for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel in the gate of Samaria.'" Verse Concepts

2 Kings 7:18

It happened as the man of God spoke to the king, saying, "Two seahs of barley [shall be sold] for a shekel and a seah of wheat flour for a shekel at this time tomorrow in the gate of Samaria." Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Public censure passed at

Job 5:4

His children are far from deliverance, and they are crushed in the gate, and there is no deliverer-- Verse Concepts

Isaiah 29:21

those who mislead a person into sin with a word and set a trap for the {arbitrator} in the gate and guide away [the] righteous by emptiness. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Troops reviewed at, going to war

2 Samuel 18:4

The king said to them, "I will do what seems good in your eyes." So the king stood at the side of the gate [while] all of the troops went out by hundreds and by thousands. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Battering rams used against

Ezekiel 21:22

In his right hand is the divination for Jerusalem, to put [up] battering rams, to open mouth for slaughter, {to raise the battle cry}, to put [up] battering rams against gates, to build a siege ramp, to build siege works. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Chief places of concourse

Proverbs 1:21

On a {busy corner} she cries out, at the entrances of the gates in the city, she speaks her sayings: Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Custom of sitting at, in the evening, alluded to

Genesis 19:1

And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw [them] and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down [with his] face to the ground. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Experienced officers placed over

2 Kings 7:17

Then the king appointed the officer he was depending on over the gate, but the people trampled him and he died, according to that which the man of God had said which he spoke when the king came down to him. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Idolatrous rites performed at

Acts 14:13

And the priest of the [temple] of Zeus that was just outside the city brought bulls and garlands to the gates [and] was wanting to offer sacrifice, along with the crowds. Verse Concepts

Gates » Of cities » Land redeemed at

Ruth 4:1

And Boaz had gone up [to] the [city] gate and sat there. And look, the redeemer of whom Boaz had spoken [was] passing by. And he said, "Come over here to sit, {friend}." And he came over and sat. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Had towers built on them

2 Chronicles 32:5

Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon [them] and another wall {outside}. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 26:9

And Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the Angle, and he strengthened them. Verse Concepts

Psalm 48:12

Walk about Zion and circle it; count her towers. Verse Concepts

Song of Songs 8:10

I [was] a wall, and my breasts [were] like the towers, {so [my betrothed] viewed me with great delight}. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Frequently laid in ruins

2 Chronicles 25:23

And Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-Shemesh. And they brought him [to] Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 36:19

And they burned the house of God. And they shattered the walls of Jerusalem and burned its citadels with fire and destroyed all the vessels of its treasuries. Verse Concepts

Jeremiah 50:15

Raise a war cry against her on all sides. {She has surrendered}. Her towers have fallen, her walls are ruined. For this [is] the vengeance of Yahweh. Take revenge on her. As she has done [to others], [so] do to her. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief

Deuteronomy 28:52

And it shall besiege you in all your towns {until your high and fortified walls fall}, which you [are] trusting in {throughout your land}; and it shall besiege you in all of your towns in all of your land that Yahweh your God has given to you. Verse Concepts

Nehemiah 1:3

Nehemiah 2:12-17

I got up during the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anybody what my God put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. No animal [was] with me except the animal that I was riding on. I went out during the night at the gate of the valley by the Dragon spring and to the Dung Gate. And I examined the walls in Jerusalem and its gates that had been destroyed by the fire. I crossed over to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool, but there was no place for {my mount} to cross over. read more.
So I went up by the valley during the night and was examining the wall. Then I returned and came to the Valley Gate and returned. The prefects did not know where I had gone and what I was doing. I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the prefects, and the rest of the workers. Then I said to them, "You see the misery that we are in, that Jerusalem is ruined and its gates burned by the fire. Come, build the walls of Jerusalem and we shall no longer be a disgrace."

Walls » Of cities » Instances of persons let down from

2 Corinthians 11:33

and I was lowered through a window through the wall in a rope-basket, and I escaped his hands. Verse Concepts

Joshua 2:15

Then she lowered them with a rope through the window, as her house [was] on the outer side of the wall, and she [was] residing in the wall. Verse Concepts

Acts 9:24-25

But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him. But his disciples took [him] at night [and] let him down through the wall [by] lowering [him] in a basket.

Walls » Of cities » Often very high

Deuteronomy 1:28

Where [can] we go up? Our brothers have {made our hearts melt}, {saying}, "The people are greater and taller than we are, [and there are] great fortified cities [reaching] up to heaven, and we saw the sons of the Anakites [living] there." ' Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 3:5

All of these [were] fortified towns with high walls, gates, and bars, {apart from} very many [of] the villages of the open country. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Kept by watchmen night and day

Isaiah 62:6

I have appointed watchmen upon your walls, Jerusalem; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who profess Yahweh have no rest. Verse Concepts

Song of Songs 5:7

The sentinels making rounds in the city found me; they beat me, they wounded me; they took my cloak away from me-- {those sentinels on the walls}! Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Were battered by besieging armies

2 Samuel 20:15

And they came and besieged him in Abel Beth Maacah. They threw up a siege ramp against the city, and they stood against the ramparts. And all the army who [were] with Joab [were] battering to cause the wall to fall. Verse Concepts

Ezekiel 4:2-3

And you must build against it siege works, and you must build against it bulwark, and you must heap against it a siege ramp, and you must set up against it camps and put against it a battering ram all around. And take for yourself a plate of iron, and you must place it [as] a wall of iron between you and the city, and you must set your face against it, and it must be {under siege}, and you must lay the siege against it; it is a sign for the house of Israel.

Walls » Of cities » Were broad and places of public resort

2 Kings 6:30

It happened that when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. Now he had been walking on the wall, and the people saw, and behold, sackcloth was over his flesh underneath. Verse Concepts

2 Kings 6:26

It happened that the king of Israel [was] crossing over on the wall, and a woman called out to him, saying, "Help, my lord the king!" Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Strongly fortified

Isaiah 25:12

And he will throw down the fortification of the high point of your walls; he will bring [it] low; he will {send it} to the ground, to [the] dust. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 2:15

and against every kind of high tower, and against every kind of fortified wall,

Walls » Of cities » Sometimes burned

Jeremiah 49:27

"And I will kindle a fire at the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the citadel fortresses of Ben-hadad." Verse Concepts

Amos 1:7

So I will send a fire against the wall of Gaza and it will devour its citadel fortresses. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war

2 Samuel 11:20-21

if the anger of the king rises and he says to you, 'Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from [atop] the wall? Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerub-bosheth, if not a woman who threw an upper millstone on him from [atop] the wall and he died at Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?' Then you shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.'"

Walls » Of cities » The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace

1 Samuel 31:10

And they put his armor [in] the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Custom of dedicating

Nehemiah 12:27

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites from all of their places in order to bring them to Jerusalem to do the dedication with joy, thanksgivings, song and cymbals, stringed instruments and lyres. Verse Concepts

Walls » Mentioned in scripture » Of cities

Numbers 13:28

Yet the people who are inhabiting [it are] strong and the cities [are] fortified and very large; moreover, we saw the descendants of the Anakites there. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction

1 Kings 20:30

Then those who remained fled to Aphek, to the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who had remained, so Ben-Hadad fled and went to the innermost rooms of the city. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Were strongly manned in war

2 Kings 18:26

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the chief commander, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we [are] understanding, but you must not speak Judean with us in the ears of the people who [are] on the wall." Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify

Isaiah 22:10

And you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Idolatrous rites performed on

2 Kings 3:27

He took his firstborn son who was to become king in his place and offered him [as] a burnt offering on the wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, and they withdrew from him and returned to the land. Verse Concepts

Walls » Of cities » Houses often built on