21 occurrences

'Stronghold' in the Bible

and build an altar to the LORD your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order; then take the second bull, and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Ashe'rah which you shall cut down."

When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abim'elech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.

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

And the prophet Gad said to David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

But David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the city of David.

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

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

And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

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

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

And David was then in the stronghold; and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem.

And of the Gadites, there separated themselves to David in the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valour, men fit for the service of war, armed with shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and who were swift as the gazelles upon the mountains:

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

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

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

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

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