'Encompassed' in the Bible
It encompassed all the cities of the plain and the whole realm of King Sihon of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon. Moses defeated him and the Midianite leaders Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba (they were subjects of Sihon and lived in his territory).
Their territory started at Mahanaim and encompassed all Bashan, the whole realm of King Og of Bashan, including all sixty cities in Havvoth Jair in Bashan.
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
Against the wall of the Temple he built a series of rooms that encompassed the exterior of the Temple walls around the inner sanctuary. He built these side chambers all around the building.
And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.
And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.
And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.
They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
For evils without number have encompassed me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails me.
They have surrounded me like water all day long;They have encompassed me altogether.
And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.
The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and encompassed it, and built great bulwarks against it:
And as to the pillars: the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
He hath built against me, and encompassed me with gall and toil.
Then he measured the open air porch at 60 cubits from the doorjamb of the courtyard that encompassed the gate.
And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed the house higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house continued upward; and so one went up from the lowest chamber to the highest by the middle chamber .
He measured a wall that encompassed all four sides, 500 hundred long and 500 wide, dividing between the sacred and common areas.