Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Glory of the The church » Consist in its » Strength and defence
Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:
Jerusalem » Called » Zion
I will fill that bow with Ephraim.
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece.
I will make you like a warrior’s sword.
Your eyes will see Jerusalem,
a peaceful pasture,
its tent pegs will not be pulled up
nor will any of its cords be loosened.
At that time Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the tribal heads and the ancestral leaders of the Israelites before him at Jerusalem in order to bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David, that is Zion.
Verse Concepts
count its towers,
Jerusalem » Protected by forts and bulwarks
Go around Zion, encircle it; count its towers, note its ramparts; tour its citadels so that you can tell a future generation:
Temple » Solomon's » Zion
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us about His ways
so that we may walk in His paths.”
For instruction will go out of Zion
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
which You purchased long ago
and redeemed as the tribe for Your own possession.
Remember Mount Zion where You dwell.
and sustain you from Zion.
count its towers,
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Towers » Of jerusalem remarkable for number, strength and beauty
count its towers,
Walls » Of cities » Had towers built on them
Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.
Verse Concepts
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the corner buttress, and he fortified them.
Verse Concepts
count its towers,
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.