Sieges

Fenced cities invested by — 2Ki 18:13.

Threatened as a punishment — De 28:52.

Described as

Encamping against. — 2Sa 12:28; 2Ch 32:1.

Pitching against. — 2Ki 25:1.

Compassing about with armies. — 2Ki 6:14; Lu 21:20.

Setting in array against. — Jer 50:9.

Being against round about. — Jer 51:2.

Often lasted for a long time — 2Ki 17:5.

Great noise and tumult of, alluded to — Joe 2:5.

Those engaged in

Built forts and mounts. — Eze 4:2; 26:8.

Dug a trench round the city. — Lu 19:43.

Invested the city on every side. — Eze 23:24.

Cut off all supplies. — 2Ki 19:24.

Frequently laid ambushes. — Jdj 9:34.

Called upon the city to surrender. — 1Ki 20:2,3; 2Ki 18:18,20.

Employed battering rams against the walls. — Eze 4:2; 26:9.

Cast arrows and other missiles into the city. — 2Ki 19:32.

Often suffered much during. — Eze 29:18.

The Jews forbidden to cut down fruit trees for the purpose of — De 20:19,20.

Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to — Pr 18:19.

Cities invested by

Repaired and newly fortified beforehand. — 2Ch 32:5; Isa 22:9,10; Na 3:14.

Supplied with water beforehand. — Na 3:14.

The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers. — 2Ch 32:3,4.

Were strictly shut up. — Jos 6:1.

Walls of, defended by the inhabitants. — 2Sa 11:20,21; 2Ki 18:26; 2Ch 32:18.

Sometimes used ambushes or sorties. — Jer 51:12.

Often suffered from famine. — 2Ki 6:26-29; 25:3; Eze 6:12.

Often suffered from pestilence. — Jer 21:6; 32:24.

Often demanded terms of peace. — 1Sa 11:1-3.

Frequently taken by ambush. — Jdj 9:43,44.

Frequently taken by assault. — Jos 10:35; 2Sa 12:29.

Frequently helped by allies. — 1Sa 11:11; 23:5.

Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous. — 2Ch 32:6-8.

Cities taken by

Given up to pillage. — Jer 50:26,27.

Inhabitants of, often put to the sword. — Jos 10:28,30,32,35; Jer 50:30.

Frequently broken down. — Jdj 9:45.

Frequently destroyed by fire. — Jos 8:19.

Sometimes sown with salt. — Jdj 9:45.

Sometimes called after the name of the captor. — 2Sa 12:28.

Mentioned in scripture

Jericho. — Jos 6:2-20.

Ai. — Jos 7:2-4; 8:1-19.

Makkedah. — Jos 10:28.

Libnah. — Jos 10:29,30.

Lachish. — Jos 10:31,32.

Eglon. — Jos 10:34,35.

Hebron. — Jos 10:36,37.

Debir. — Jos 10:38,39.

Shechem. — Jdj 9:34,45.

Thebez. — Jdj 9:50.

Jabesh-gilead. — 1Sa 11:1.

Keilah. — 1Sa 23:1.

Ziklag. — 1Sa 30:1,2.

Rabbah. — 2Sa 11:1; 12:26-29.

Gibbethon. — 1Ki 16:15.

Tirzah. — 1Ki 16:17.

Samaria. — 1Ki 20:1; 2Ki 6:24; 17:5.

Ramoth-gilead. — 1Ki 22:4,29.

Cities of Israel in Galilee. — 2Ki 15:29.

Cities of Judah. — 2Ki 18:13.

Jerusalem. — 2Ki 24:10,11; 25:1,2.

Illustrative Of

The omnipresence of God. — Ps 139:5.

The judgments of God. — Mic 5:1.

Zion in her affliction. — Isa 1:8.