33 occurrences

'Stronghold' in the Bible

and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

Verse ConceptsHeightWoodAltars, Built ByAltars To The LordBuilding AltarsFirewood

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsTowersPrivate Rooms

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleBurning CitiesKilling Within IsraelPrivate Rooms

And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

Verse ConceptsFortifications

And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.

Verse ConceptsForestsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the stronghold.

Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

Verse ConceptsCityZion, As A Placezion

And David dwelt in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

Verse ConceptsFortressesCity Of DavidStrongholdsZion, As A PlaceFortsPeople Naming ThingsRebuilding Jerusalem

And when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsenemies, of Israel and JudahAttackingSelf DefenceAnointing Kings

And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsGarrisonsEarthly Armies

and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsFortresses

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come in hither. Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidCastlesEntering Cities

And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David.

Verse ConceptsCityCastlesZion, As A Place

And David was then in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

Verse ConceptsFortifications

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

Verse ConceptsCommandereagernessWarriorsFast RunnersDeer

And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the stronghold unto David.

On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

Verse Conceptssoaring

The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Verse ConceptsOrthodoxy, In OtRighteous, TheWay, TheDestruction Of The Wicked

Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

Verse ConceptsConfidence In God, Produces BoldnessBirth Not Being Possible

Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

Verse ConceptsSeafaringShipsDestruction Of Strongholds

For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

Verse ConceptsFortressesAfflicted SaintsThe NeedyExploitationsdefence, divineGod, The ProviderGuardiansNoonPoverty, Remedies ForRefugeesSanctuaryStormsWallsDistressGod Being Our RefugeShadow Of GodshelterThe Storms Of Life

And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.

Verse ConceptsLike A Dream

O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

Verse ConceptsFutilityAfflicted SaintsConversion, examples ofFalse GodsGod, The RockIdolatry, Objections ToUseless ThingsMission, Of IsraelRefugeesGod Being Our RefugeVanityGod Our StrengthThe Gospel To The NationsFamily Strength

And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

Verse ConceptsGod Angry With The Nations

And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

Verse Conceptsdefence, divineGod, The RockSkyThunderStrongholdsZion, As A SymbolTremblingGod SpeakingzionThunder Expressing God's Judgment

Thou also shalt be drunken; thou shalt be hid; thou also shalt seek a stronghold because of the enemy.

Verse ConceptsNo EscapeGod Making Drunk

Yea, he scoffeth at kings, and princes are a derision unto him; he derideth every stronghold; for he heapeth up dust, and taketh it.

Verse ConceptsLaughterScoffingAttitudes Towards KingsMaking FunSiege Moundsjoking

And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Verse ConceptsdirtGoldSilverNumerous As DustMarshesAmassing SilverGetting Rich

Turn you to the stronghold, ye prisoners of hope: even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee.

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodHope, Results OfRestoring NationsGod Being Our RefugeDouble PortionsHope In Hard TimesHope And FaithTragedy

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