3 occurrences

'Besieging' in the Bible

And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardPrisonersActual Attacks On Jerusalem

And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsAttacks On Jerusalem Turned Back

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