'Fortresses' in the Bible

and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”

Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses.Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah

He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

may there be peace within your walls,prosperity within your fortresses.”

Hyenas will howl in the fortresses,and jackals, in the luxurious palaces.Babylon’s time is almost up;her days are almost over.

He stretched out His hand over the sea;He made kingdoms tremble.The Lord has commandedthat the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.

he will dwell on the heights;his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,his food provided, his water assured.

Rise up, let’s attack by night.Let us destroy her fortresses.”

for Death has climbed through our windows;it has entered our fortresses,cutting off children from the streets,young men from the squares.

Come down from glory; sit on parched ground,resident of the daughter of Dibon,for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;he has destroyed your fortresses.

Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavensand fortify her tall fortresses,destroyers will come against her from Me.This is the Lord’s declaration.

They put a wooden yoke on him with hooksand led him away to the king of Babylon.They brought him into the fortressesso his roar could no longer be heardon the mountains of Israel.

He will turn his attention back to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble, fall, and be no more.

Instead, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.

He will deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing land as a reward.

He will be their peace.When Assyria invades our land,when it marches against our fortresses,we will raise against it seven shepherds,even eight leaders of men.

I will remove the cities of your landand tear down all your fortresses.

All your fortresses are fig treeswith figs that ripened first;when shaken, they fall—right into the mouth of the eater!

Draw water for the siege;strengthen your fortresses.Step into the clay and tread the mortar;take hold of the brick-mold!