'Lines' in the Bible

Instead, Rehoboam spoke to them along the lines of what the younger men suggested. He told them, "My father burdened you heavily, but I will add to that burden. If my father disciplined you with whips, I will, too with scorpions!"

Asa went out to engage him in battle, and they drew up their battle lines at Mareshah in the Zephathah Valley.