Sieges
1. Fenced cities invested by. 2Ki 18:13.
2. Threatened as a punishment. De 28:52.
3. Described as
a. Encamping against. 2Sa 12:28; 2Ch 32:1.
b. Pitching against. 2Ki 25:1.
c. Compassing about with armies. 2Ki 6:14; Lu 21:20.
d. Setting in array against. Jer 50:9.
e. Being against round about. Jer 51:2.
4. Often lasted for a long time. 2Ki 17:5.
5. Great noise and tumult of, alluded to. Joe 2:5.
6. Those engaged in
a. Built forts and mounts. Eze 4:2; 26:8.
b. Dug a trench round the city. Lu 19:43.
c. Invested the city on every side. Eze 23:24.
d. Cut off all supplies. 2Ki 19:24.
e. Frequently laid ambushes. Jdj 9:34.
f. Called upon the city to surrender. 1Ki 20:2,3; 2Ki 18:18,20.
g. Employed battering rams against the walls. Eze 4:2; 26:9.
h. Cast arrows and other missiles into the city. 2Ki 19:32.
i. Often suffered much during. Eze 29:18.
7. The Jews forbidden to cut down fruit trees for the purpose of. De 20:19,20.
8. Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to. Pr 18:19.
9. Cities invested by
a. Repaired and newly fortified beforehand. 2Ch 32:5; Isa 22:9,10; Na 3:14.
b. Supplied with water beforehand. Na 3:14.
c. The inhabitants of, cut off beforehand supplies of water outside, useful to besiegers. 2Ch 32:3,4.
d. Were strictly shut up. Jos 6:1.
e. Walls of, defended by the inhabitants. 2Sa 11:20,21; 2Ki 18:26; 2Ch 32:18.
f. Sometimes used ambushes or sorties. Jer 51:12.
g. Often suffered from famine. 2Ki 6:26-29; 25:3; Eze 6:12.
h. Often suffered from pestilence. Jer 21:6; 32:24.
i. Often demanded terms of peace. 1Sa 11:1-3.
j. Frequently taken by ambush. Jdj 9:43,44.
k. Frequently taken by assault. Jos 10:35; 2Sa 12:29.
l. Frequently helped by allies. 1Sa 11:11; 23:5.
m. Inhabitants of, exhorted to be courageous. 2Ch 32:6-8.
10. Cities taken by
a. Given up to pillage. Jer 50:26,27.
b. Inhabitants of, often put to the sword. Jos 10:28,30,32,35; Jer 50:30.
c. Frequently broken down. Jdj 9:45.
d. Frequently destroyed by fire. Jos 8:19.
e. Sometimes sown with salt. Jdj 9:45.
f. Sometimes called after the name of the captor. 2Sa 12:28.
11. Mentioned in scripture
a. Jericho. Jos 6:2-20.
b. Ai. Jos 7:2-4; 8:1-19.
c. Makkedah. Jos 10:28.
d. Libnah. Jos 10:29,30.
e. Lachish. Jos 10:31,32.
f. Eglon. Jos 10:34,35.
g. Hebron. Jos 10:36,37.
h. Debir. Jos 10:38,39.
i. Shechem. Jdj 9:34,45.
j. Thebez. Jdj 9:50.
k. Jabesh-gilead. 1Sa 11:1.
l. Keilah. 1Sa 23:1.
m. Ziklag. 1Sa 30:1,2.
n. Rabbah. 2Sa 11:1; 12:26-29.
o. Gibbethon. 1Ki 16:15.
p. Tirzah. 1Ki 16:17.
q. Samaria. 1Ki 20:1; 2Ki 6:24; 17:5.
r. Ramoth-gilead. 1Ki 22:4,29.
s. Cities of Israel in Galilee. 2Ki 15:29.
t. Cities of Judah. 2Ki 18:13.
u. Jerusalem. 2Ki 24:10,11; 25:1,2.
12. Illustrative Of
a. The omnipresence of God. Ps 139:5.
b. The judgments of God. Mic 5:1.
c. Zion in her affliction. Isa 1:8.