12 Bible Verses about Fortified Cities

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Numbers 13:28

Nevertheless, the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled and exceeding great, and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Deuteronomy 1:28

How shall we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying the people is greater and taller than we, and the cities are great and walled even up to heaven, and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.'

2 Chronicles 17:2

And he put soldiers in all the strong cities of Judah, and set rulers both in the land of Judah and also in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had won.

Judges 9:50-51

Then went Abimelech to Thebez and besieged it and took it. But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither ran all the men and women and all the citizens of the city and shut it to them, and got them up upon the top of the tower.

Numbers 32:36

Bethnimra and Bethharan fenced cities, and they built folds for their sheep.

2 Samuel 20:6

Wherefore the king said to Abishai, "Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri be worse to us than Absalom. Take thou therefore thy lord's servants and follow after him: lest he get him walled cities and escape us."

Deuteronomy 9:1

Hear, Israel: thou goest over Jordan this day, to go and conquer nations greater and mightier than thyself: and cities great and walled up to heaven,

Deuteronomy 3:4

And we took all his cities the same season, for there was not a city which we took not from them; even three score cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

2 Kings 3:19

And ye shall destroy all strong towns and all goodly cities, and shall fall all pleasant trees and stop all the wells of water, and mar all good plots of ground with stones."

Hosea 8:14

they have forgotten him that made them, they build churches, and Judah maketh many strong cities: therefore will I send a fire into their cities, and it shall consume their places.

Joshua 19:35

And their strong cities are Ziddim, Zer, Hamath, Rakkath and Chinnereth;

2 Chronicles 11:5

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built strong cities in Judah:

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