'Defense' in the Bible

Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”

then [in defense] the father of the young woman shall take, along with her mother, and [together] they must bring out the [evidence of] the virginity of the young woman [to display it] to the elders of the city {at the city gate}.

When Phinehas the priest and the community leaders and clan leaders who accompanied him heard the defense of the Reubenites, Gadites, and the Manassehites, they were satisfied.

(one third also shall be at the gate Sur, and one third at the gate behind the guards), shall keep watch over the house for defense.

“I dug wells and drank foreign waters,And with the sole of my feet I dried upAll the rivers of [the Lower Nile of] Egypt.”

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

Hear now my argument,and listen to my defense.

Would you show partiality to Himor argue the case in His defense?

My shield and my defense depend on God,Who saves the upright in heart.

A Psalm of David.The Lord is my light and my salvation;Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the defense of my life;Whom shall I dread?

The Lord is their strength,And He is a saving defense to His anointed.

Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

Wake up and rise to my defense,to my cause, my God and my Lord!

I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.

O [God] my strength, I will watch for You;For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower].

But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning;For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.

To You, O [God] my strength, I will sing praises;For God is my stronghold [my refuge, my protector, my high tower], the God who shows me [steadfast] lovingkindness.

“Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim is My helmet;Judah is My scepter.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.

He only is my rock and my salvation;My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.

But the Lord has become my high tower and defense,And my God the rock of my refuge.

“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense];Judah is My scepter.

For wisdom is a defense, money is a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom is, She reviveth her possessors.

then the Lord will create over the entire site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud by day, smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory and brilliance will be a canopy [a defense, a covering of His divine love and protection].

And He removed the defense of Judah.In that day you depended on the weapons of the house of the forest,

For You have been a defense for the helpless,A defense for the needy in his distress,A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;For the breath of the ruthlessIs like a rain storm against a wall.

those who make a person appear to be the offender in a lawsuit, who set a trap for someone who is making his defense in court, and push aside the innocent with specious arguments.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited [expectantly] for You.Be the arm of Your servants every morning [that is, their strength and their defense],Our salvation also in the time of trouble.

He will dwell on the heights,His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks,His bread will be given him;His water will be permanent.

Then Jeremiah made his defense before all the officials and all the people. "The Lord sent me to prophesy everything you have heard me say against this temple and against this city.

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the houses of this city and the palaces of Judah’s kings, the ones torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:

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.

In fierce anger He has cut off and destroyedEvery horn of Israel.He has withdrawn His right handFrom the presence of the enemy.And He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fireConsuming all around.

He will kill your daughters on the mainland with the sword, and he shall make siege walls against you and build a siege ramp against you and raise [a roof of] large shields [as a defense] against you.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, "We have no need on this matter {to present a defense to you}.

I will endure the LORD's anger since I have sinned against him until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness.

He remembers and summons his nobles;They stumble in their march [terrified because of the attack].They hurry to the city wall,And the mantelet is prepared and firmly set up.

"Are you any better than Thebes, which sits by the upper Nile, surrounded by water? The sea was her defense, the waters her wall of protection.