3 occurrences

'Besiege' in the Bible

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

Verse ConceptsCitySiegesThe Nations Attacked

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege:

Verse ConceptsRespect, For EnvironmentEcological ConcernsFortsTreesFelling TreesSharp ToolsHarming Trees

And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

Verse ConceptsFortressesFortificationsCityWallsWalled TownsNations Attacking Israel

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