25 occurrences in 13 translations

'City wall' in the Bible

The pasturelands of the cities you are to give the Levites will extend from the city wall 500 yards on every side.

Verse ConceptsWalls

And she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was upon the city-wall, and she dwelt upon the wall.

Verse ConceptsCityRopesWallsLowered From WindowsLowering People

When there is a prolonged blast of the horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the city wall will collapse, and the people will advance, each man straight ahead.”

Verse ConceptsFortificationsShoutingWallsBattle CriesThings Falling

They placed Saul's armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsFalse GodsWallsServing Asherah

all their warriors set out and traveled throughout the night. They took Saul's corpse and the corpses of his sons from the city wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadWalking All NightBurning PeopleCorpses Of Other People

So the woman replied, "Watch this! His head will be thrown to you over the city wall." Then the woman wisely went back to her people. They cut off the head of Bichri's son Sheba and threw it out to Joab, so Joab sounded his battle trumpet and they withdrew from the city. Everybody went back home and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsTrumpetBeheadingTrumpets To Stop FightingGroups going home

The rest of the Aramean army retreated into Aphek, but the city wall collapsed on 27,000 soldiers who had taken shelter there. Ben-hadad himself ran away and hid inside a closet somewhere in the city.

Verse ConceptsWallsTwenty Thousand And UpPeoples Who FledPrivate Rooms

So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeSanctity Of LifeWallsIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfSacrificing The FirstbornSacrifice

While the king of Israel was passing by on the city wall, a woman shouted to him, "Help us, my master, O king!"

Verse ConceptsBeggarsPassing ByBeggingPeople Helping

When the king heard what the woman said, he ripped his garments as he continued walking along the city wall. As the people watched, all of a sudden they noticed he was wearing sackcloth underneath his clothes, inside next to his flesh!

Verse ConceptsBodySackcloth And AshesThose Who Tore Clothes

And let me have a letter written to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to rebuild the gates of the temple’s fortress, the city wall, and the home where I will live.” The king granted my requests, for I was graciously strengthened by my God.

Verse ConceptsBeamsFortificationsForestsCitadelsGrace, In OtHand Of GodGod's HandGod's Hands On People

Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a member of the goldsmiths' guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. Hananiah, a member of the perfumers' guild, worked on the section adjacent to him. They plastered the city wall of Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.

Verse ConceptsMetalworkersPerfumeGoldsmithsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

Then you counted the houses of JerusalemAnd you tore down the houses [to get materials] to fortify the city wall [by extending it].

Verse ConceptsNumberingCounting BuildingsDestruction Of HousesBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was breached.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsMonth 4Destruction Of JerusalemDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallYears Of Zedekiah

Then the city wall was broken through, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsHorticultureComing BetweenCity GatesIsrael Fleeing

The Lord determined to lay in ruinsThe [city] wall of the Daughter of Zion.He has stretched out a line,He has not stopped His hand from destroying.He has caused the rampart and the wall to lament (mourn in grief);They have languished together.

Verse ConceptsPlumb LineWallsGod DestroyingDestruction Of Jerusalem's WallMourning Due To Catastrophe

So I will set Gaza's city wall on fire; fire will consume her fortresses.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of Judgement

So I will set fire to Tyre's city wall; fire will consume her fortresses."

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of Judgement

So I will set fire to Rabbah's city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.

Verse ConceptsWindDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of JudgementBattle CriesHurricanes

The commander orders his officers; they stumble as they advance; they rush to the city wall and they set up the covered siege tower.

Verse ConceptsShieldsStumblingPeople StumblingHasty Action

I will stand at my watch post; I will remain stationed on the city wall. I will keep watching, so I can see what he says to me and can know how I should answer when he counters my argument.

Verse ConceptsMan Keeping WatchWaitingWatchmanAnswering Godanswersmyself

The city wall had 12 foundations, and the 12 names of the Lamb’s 12 apostles were on the foundations.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsThe Number TwelveFoundations Of NationsWalled TownsTwelve DisciplesTwelve ThingsNew Jerusalem

The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone:the first foundation jasper,the second sapphire,the third chalcedony,the fourth emerald,

Verse ConceptsEmeraldsPrecious StonesFractions, One FourthFirst ThingsSecond ThingThird PersonFourthColorRainbow

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