Thematic Bible: Those engaged in
Thematic Bible
Sieges » Those engaged in » Called upon the city to surrender
They summoned the king, so Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went out to meet them.
He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. He said to him, "This is what Ben Hadad says, 'Your silver and your gold are mine, as well as the best of your wives and sons.'"
Your claim to have a strategy and military strength is just empty talk. In whom are you trusting that you would dare to rebel 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 weapons.
Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Built forts and mounts
He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.
Lay siege to it! Build siege works against it. Erect a siege ramp against it! Post soldiers outside it and station battering rams around it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cast arrows and other missiles into the city
So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: "He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shield-carrying warriors, nor will he build siege works against it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Invested the city on every side
They will attack you with weapons, chariots, wagons, and with a huge army; they will array themselves against you on every side with large shields, small shields, and helmets. I will assign them the task of judgment; they will punish you according to their laws.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Cut off all supplies
I dug wells and drank water in foreign lands. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.'
Sieges » Those engaged in » A large amount » Suffered
"Son of man, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was rubbed bald and every shoulder rubbed bare; yet he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the work he carried out against it.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Frequently laid ambushes
So Abimelech and all his men came up at night and set an ambush outside Shechem -- they divided into four units.
Sieges » Those engaged in » Dug a trench round the city
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.