- the defenced:
- "So Davidª dweltª° in the fort,ª and calledª° it the cityª of David.ª And Davidª builtª° round aboutª from¹ Milloª and inward.ª" {2Sm 5:9} + "Moreover Uzziahª builtª° towersª in Jerusalemª at¹ the cornerª gate,ª and at¹ the valleyª gate,ª and at¹ the turningª [of the wall], and fortifiedª° them." {2Ch 26:9} + "Also he strengthened²° himself,¹ and built upª°¹ all¹ the wallª that was broken,ª° and raised [it] upª° to¹ the towers,ª and anotherª wallª without,ª and repairedª°¹ Milloª [in] the cityª of David,ª and madeª° dartsª and shieldsª in abundance.ª" {2Ch 32:5} + "Now after¹ this²¹ he builtª° a wallª withoutª the cityª of David,ª on the west sideª of Gihon,ª in the valley,ª even to the entering inª° at the fishª gate,ª and compassed²° about¹ Ophel,ª and raised it up²° a very great height,ª¹ and putª° captainsª of warª in all¹ the fencedª° citiesª of Judah.ª" {2Ch 33:14} + "Walk aboutª° Zion,ª and go round aboutª° her: tellª° the towersª thereof. ... Mark²° ye wellª¹ her bulwarks,ª considerª° her palaces;ª that¹ ye may tellª° [it] to the generationª following.ª" {Psa 48:12-13} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª They that trustª° in the LORDª [shall be] as mountª Zion,ª [which] cannot¹ be removed,ª° [but] abidethª° for ever.ª ... As the mountainsª [are] round aboutª Jerusalem,ª so the LORDª [is] round aboutª his peopleª from henceforth¹¹ even for² ever.ª¹" {Psa 125:1-2} + "And ye have numberedª° the housesª of Jerusalem,ª and the housesª have ye broken downª° to fortifyª° the wall.ª" {Isa 22:10} + "The kingsª of the earth,ª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of the world,ª would not¹ have believedª° that¹ the adversaryª and the enemyª° should have enteredª° into the gatesª of Jerusalem.ª" {Lam 4:12}
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