- tower:
- Heb. fenced place, "And Davidª satª° between¹ the twoª gates:ª and the watchmanª° went up²°¹ to¹ the roofª over the gateª unto¹ the wall,ª and lifted upª°¹ his eyes,ª and looked,ª° and behold¹ a manª runningª° alone.¹" {2Sm 18:24} + "And there stoodª° a watchmanª° on¹ the towerª in Jezreel,ª and he spiedª°¹ the companyª of Jehuª as he came,ª° and said,ª° I¹ seeª° a company.ª And Joramª said,ª° Takeª° an horseman,ª and sendª° to meet²°¹ them, and let him say,ª° [Is it] peace?ª" {2Kg 9:17} + "And the childrenª of Israelª did secretlyª° [those] thingsª that¹ [were] not¹ right¹ against¹ the LORDª their God,ª and they builtª° them high placesª in all¹ their cities,ª from the towerª¹ of the watchmenª° to¹ the fencedª city.ª" {2Kg 17:9} + "Prepareª° the table,ª watchª° in the watchtower,ª eat,ª° drink:ª° arise,ª° ye princes,ª [and] anointª° the shield.ª" {Isa 21:5} + "I have setª° watchmenª° upon¹ thy walls,ª O Jerusalem,ª [which] shall neverª¹ hold their peaceª° dayª nor night:ª ye that make mentionª° of¹ the LORD,ª keep not silence,ª¹" {Isa 62:6}
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