Thematic Bible: Those engaged in
Thematic Bible
Sieges » Those engaged in » Called upon the city to surrender
Then they called for the king, but Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, Shebnah the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the court historian, came out to them.
He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, "This is what Ben-hadad says: 'Your silver and your gold are mine! And your best wives and children are mine as well!' "
You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. What are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?
Sieges » Those engaged in » Employed battering rams, &c against the walls
He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools.
Then lay siege against it: construct a siege wall, build a ramp, pitch military camps, and place battering rams against it on all sides.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Built forts and mounts
He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works against you, and will build a ramp and raise a wall of shields against you.
Then lay siege against it: construct a siege wall, build a ramp, pitch military camps, and place battering rams against it on all sides.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cast arrows and other missiles into the city
He will not enter this city
or shoot an arrow there
or come before it with a shield
or build up an assault ramp against it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Invested the city on every side
They will come against you with an alliance of nations and with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will set themselves against you on every side with shields, bucklers, and helmets. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will judge you by their own standards.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cut off all supplies
and I drank foreign waters.
I dried up all the streams of Egypt
with the soles of my feet.
Sieges » Those engaged in » A large amount » Suffered
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder chafed, but he and his army received no compensation from Tyre for the labor he expended against it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Frequently laid ambushes
So Abimelech and all the people with him got up at night and waited in ambush for Shechem in four units.