Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5315 fortifications
Structures erected as part of a defence policy. Fortifications protected the inhabitants and their possessions, and also guarded the trade routes. Scripture sees God as the secure fortification of his people in times of danger.
City fortifications
Fortified cities
Numbers 13:28 See also Numbers 32:17; Deuteronomy 3:4-5; Deuteronomy 28:52; Joshua 14:12; Joshua 19:35-38; 2 Kings 18:13; 2 Chronicles 8:5; Corinthians 11:5-12,23; Nehemiah 9:25; Isaiah 36:1; Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 34:7; Ezekiel 21:20; Zephaniah 1:16
Walled cities
Joshua 6:5 See also Deuteronomy 1:28; Deuteronomy 9:1; Joshua 6:20; 1 Samuel 31:10,12; 1 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:8,17; Jeremiah 49:27; Jeremiah 51:44; Ezekiel 26:4
Fortification systems
Garrisons
2 Samuel 8:6 See also 2 Samuel 8:14; Samuel 23:14; 1 Chronicles 11:16; 1 C 6,13; 2 Chronicles 1:14; Corinthians 8:6; Corinthians 9:25; 2 C 2
Towers
2 Chronicles 26:10 See also Judges 9:46,50-52; 2 Kings 9:17; 2 Chronicles 27:4
Regional outposts
1 Kings 9:17-19 pp 2 Chronicles 8:3-6 See also 1 Samuel 22:4; Samuel 23:14; 2 Samuel 5:17; Samuel 23:14; 2 Chronicles 1:14; Corinthians 9:25; 2 C 2; 2 C 3-4
Peoples at risk without fortifications
Ezekiel 38:11 See also Jeremiah 49:31
God and fortresses
God as a fortress for his people
Psalm 18:2 pp 2 Samuel 22:2-3 See also Psalm 9:9; Psalm 37:39; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 61:3; Psalm 71:3; Psalm 73:28; Psalm 91:2,9-10; Proverbs 14:26
God warns against trusting in human fortifications
Deuteronomy 28:52 See also Isaiah 2:12-18; Jeremiah 5:17; Hosea 8:14; Joel 2:7-9; Zephaniah 1:14-16
God's judgment against fortresses
Amos 5:9-10 See also Isaiah 17:3; Isaiah 25:2,12; Lamentations 2:2; Hosea 10:14; Amos 1:3-2:5; Micah 5:11
See also
5254 citadel 5256 city 5291 defence 5316 fortress 5323 gate 5437 palaces 5454 power, God's saving 5480 protection 5490 refuge 5529 sieges 5585 towers 5604 walls
