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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5529 sieges
5529 sieges
5529 sieges
Sustained battle against fortified cities, preventing renewal of supplies; a common tactic in OT times. Samaria and Jerusalem both fell to sieges.
Sieges used by and against Israel
Dt 20:12,19-20; Jdg 9:50; 1Sa 11:1; 2Sa 11:1; 2Sa 20:15
Ben-Hadad II twice besieged Samaria, unsuccessfully
1Ki 20:1 See also 1Ki 20:15-20; 2Ki 6:24; 2Ki 7:3-7
Shalmaneser V besieged Samaria
2Ki 17:5-6 See also 2Ki 18:9-12
Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem, unsuccessfully
2Ki 18:17,35-36; 2Ch 32:1-5; Isa 29:5-8; Isa 37:36-37
Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem
2Ki 25:1 See also 2Ki 25:2-11 pp Jer 39:1-10; 2Ch 36:17-20 pp Jer 52:4-15
Jesus Christ warned that Jerusalem would be besieged and destroyed
Lk 19:43 The Roman army destroyed Jerusalem in
Sieges caused great suffering and people adopted desperate measures for survival
Dt 28:51-57; 2Ki 6:24-29; 2Ki 18:27
See also
| 5208 | armies |
| 5214 | attack |
| 5228 | battering-rams |
| 5244 | camp |
| 5246 | captivity |
| 5344 | imprisonment |
| 5354 | invasions |
| 5605 | warfare |
| 7215 | exile, the |
| 7239 | Jerusalem |
| 9220 | day of the |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
