9 occurrences

'Surrounding' in the Bible

the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said [they would]; the famine was in all the [surrounding] lands, but in the land of Egypt there was bread (food).

and the pillars around the courtyard with their bases and their pegs and their cords (tent ropes).

Verse ConceptsPegs

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.

Verse ConceptsOpposite SidesHasty Action

When King David lived in his house (palace) and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies,

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftSabbath, In OtRoyal HousesTime Of Peace

to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasture land;

and the plan of all that he had in mind, for the courts of the house of the Lord, and for all the surrounding rooms, for the storerooms of the house of God and for the storerooms for the dedicated gifts and offerings;

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingDivine PlansTreasuriesStores Of Food

All nations encompassed me;In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

Ephraim was a watchman with my God, a [true] prophet [to warn the nation];But the snare of a bird catcher was laid in all his paths.And there is only deep hostility in the house of his God (the land of Israel).

Verse ConceptsTrapWatchmanMan TrappingHating The Righteous

The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are openedAnd the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

Verse ConceptsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesFear Of Other Things

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Besiege (18 instances)
Border (246 instances)
Circle (90 instances)
Circumvent (1 instance)
Encircle (14 instances)
Encompassing (6 instances)
Environ (1 instance)
Fence (12 instances)
Skirt (19 instances)
Surround (69 instances)
Surrounding (232 instances)