New Torrey's Topical Textbook: Rev. R. A. Torrey
Sieges
- Fenced cities invested by 2 Ki. 18:13
- Threatened as a punishment Dt. 28:52
- Described as
- Encamping against 2 Sam. 12:28; 2 Chr. 32:1
- Pitching against 2 Ki. 25:1
- Compassing about with armies 2 Ki. 6:14; Lk. 21:20
- Setting in array against Jer. 50:9
- Being against round about Jer. 51:2
- Often lasted for a long time 2 Ki. 17:5
- Great noise and tumult of, alluded to Joel 2:5
- Those engaged in
- Built forts and mounts Ezek. 4:2, 26:8
- Dug a trench round the city Lk. 19:43
- Invested the city on every side Ezek. 23:24
- Cut off all supplies 2 Ki. 19:24
- Frequently laid ambushes Judg. 9:34
- Called upon the city to surrender 1 Ki. 20:2, 3; 2 Ki. 18:18, 20
- Employed battering rams against the walls Ezek. 4:2, 26:9
- Cast arrows and other missiles into the city 2 Ki. 19:32
- Often suffered much during Ezek. 29:18
- The Jews forbidden to cut down fruit trees for the purpose of Dt. 20:19, 20
- Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to Pr. 18:19
- Cities invested by
- Repaired and newly fortified beforehand 2 Chr. 32:5; Isa. 22:9, 10; Nah. 3:14
- Supplied with water beforehand Nah. 3:14
- The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers 2 Chr. 32:3, 4
- Were strictly shut up Josh. 6:1
- Walls of, defended by the inhabitants 2 Sam. 11:20, 21; 2 Ki. 18:26; 2 Chr. 32:18
- Sometimes used ambushes or sorties Jer. 51:12
- Often suffered from famine 2 Ki. 6:26-29, 25:3; Ezek. 6:12
- Often suffered from pestilence Jer. 21:6, 32:24
- Often demanded terms of peace 1 Sam. 11:1-3
- Frequently taken by ambush Judg. 9:43, 44
- Frequently taken by assault Josh. 10:35; 2 Sam. 12:29
- Frequently helped by allies 1 Sam. 11:11, 23:5
- Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous 2 Chr. 32:6-8
- Cities taken by
- Given up to pillage Jer. 50:26, 27
- Inhabitants of, often put to the sword Josh. 10:28, 30, 32, 35; Jer. 50:30
- Frequently broken down Judg. 9:45
- Frequently destroyed by fire Josh. 8:19
- Sometimes sown with salt Judg. 9:45
- Sometimes called after the name of the captor 2 Sam. 12:28
- Mentioned in scripture
- Jericho Josh. 6:2-20
- Ai Josh. 7:2-4, 8:1-19
- Makkedah Josh. 10:28
- Libnah Josh. 10:29, 30
- Lachish Josh. 10:31, 32
- Eglon Josh. 10:34, 35
- Hebron Josh. 10:36, 37
- Debir Josh. 10:38, 39
- Shechem Judg. 9:34, 45
- Thebez Judg. 9:50
- Jabesh-gilead 1 Sam. 11:1
- Keilah 1 Sam. 23:1
- Ziklag 1 Sam. 30:1, 2
- Rabbah 2 Sam. 11:1, 12:26-29
- Gibbethon 1 Ki. 16:15
- Tirzah 1 Ki. 16:17
- Samaria 1 Ki. 20:1; 2 Ki. 6:24, 17:5
- Ramoth-gilead 1 Ki. 22:4, 29
- Cities of Israel in Galilee 2 Ki. 15:29
- Cities of Judah 2 Ki. 18:13
- Jerusalem 2 Ki. 24:10, 11, 25:1, 2
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