8 occurrences in 10 translations

'Fortified' in the Bible

Then you must attack every fortified city and every choice city. You must cut down every good tree and stop up every spring of water. You must ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

Verse ConceptsFortified CitiesTownEcological ConcernsConquestFelling TreesCities Under AttackPeople Drying Things UpHarming Trees

"Why are you crying, sir?" Hazael asked. "Because I know the evil that you're about to bring on the Israelis," he replied. "You'll burn down their fortified cities, execute their young men with swords, dash to pieces their little ones, and you'll tear open their pregnant women!"

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofPregnancyGashing BodiesHarming Pregnant WomenKilling Will Happen

When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weaponry,

Verse ConceptsChariots

The Israelites secretly did what was not right against the Lord their God. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower to fortified city.

Verse ConceptsSecrecySecret SinsConcealment, Of SinActing In Secret

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

Verse ConceptsMan Keeping Watch

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsenemies, of Israel and JudahRemnantCapturing CitiesNations Attacking IsraelKings of judah

So the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah [a fortified city of Judah]; for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.

Have you not heard?I designed it long ago;I planned it in days gone by.I have now brought it to pass,and you have crushed fortified citiesinto piles of rubble.

Verse ConceptsGod, Purpose OfDestruction Of CitiesGod Planning Of OldUnhearingGod's Plans

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מצור 
Matsowr 
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