'Towers' in the Bible
So he said to the people of Judah, “Let’s build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God. We sought Him and He gave us rest on every side.” So they built and succeeded.
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the corner buttress, and he fortified them.
Since he had many cattle both in the Judean foothills and the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many wells. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands.
He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was marvelously helped until he became strong.
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.
His cheeks are like beds of spice,towers of perfume.His lips are lilies,dripping with flowing myrrh.
W I am a walland my breasts like towers.So in his eyes I have becomelike one who finds peace.
Look at the land of the Chaldeans—a people who no longer exist.Assyria destined it for desert creatures.They set up their siege towersand stripped its palaces.They made it a ruin.
I will camp in a circle around you;I will besiege you with earth ramps,and I will set up my siege towers against you.
Streams flowing with water will be on every high mountain and every raised hill on the day of great slaughter when the towers fall.
Raise a war cry against her on every side!She has thrown up her hands in surrender;her defense towers have fallen;her walls are demolished.Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,take out your vengeance on her;as she has done, do the same to her.
ע AyinAll the while our eyes were failingas we looked in vain for assistance;we watched from our towersfor a nation that refused to help.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.
He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools.
Men of Arvad and Helechwere stationed on your walls all around,and Gammadites were in your towers.They hung their shields all around your walls;they perfected your beauty.
a day of trumpet blast and battle cryagainst the fortified cities,and against the high corner towers.
I have cut off nations;their corner towers are destroyed.I have laid waste their streets,with no one to pass through.Their cities lie devastated,without a person, without an inhabitant.