Tower

How Nave’s arranged it

• Of BabelGenesis 11:1–9
• Of EdarGenesis 35:21
• Of PenuelJudges 8:8Judges 8:9Judges 8:17
• Of ShechemJudges 9:46Judges 9:49
• Of MeahNehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 12:39
• Of HananeelNehemiah 3:1Nehemiah 12:39Jeremiah 31:38Zechariah 14:10
• Of David So 4:4
• Of SyeneEzekiel 29:10
• Of SiloamLuke 13:4
• In the walls of Jerusalem2 Chronicles 26:92 Chronicles 32:5Nehemiah 12:38Nehemiah 12:39
• Of other cities2 Chronicles 14:7
• In the desert2 Chronicles 26:10

The passages, in Bible order (29)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 11:1–9

   Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 11:1–92 voices

   “And the whole earth was of one language - Now while they all understood one another, they would be the more capable of helping one another, and the less inclinable to separate.

   “If there were any different languages before the flood, yet Noah's only, which it is likely was the same with Adam's, was preserved through the flood, and continued after it.

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2. Genesis 35:21

   Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 35:212 voices

   “(Verse 21.) And Israel advanced and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. The Hebrews believe that this place is where the temple was later built, and the tower of Eder signifies the tower of the flock, that is, the congregation and assembly. This is also testified to by the prophet Micah, saying: And you, O cloudy tower of the flock, daughter of Zion (Micah 4:8), and so on. At that time, Jacob set up his tents across the place where the temple was later built.

   “Tower of Edar - Literally, the tower of the flock, and so translated Mic 4:8. It is supposed that this tower was about a mile from Bethlehem, and to have been the place where the angels appeared to the shepherds. The Targum of Jonathan expressly says: “It is the place in which the King Messiah shall be manifested in the end of days.” By the tower of the flock we may understand a place built by the shepherds near to some well, for the convenience of watering their flocks, and keeping watch over them by night.

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3. Judges 8:8

   From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.

   ›Commentary on Judges 8:82 voices

   “And he went up thence to Penuel,.... A place not far from Succoth, and to which also Jacob gave name, from the Lord's appearing to him there face to face, Gen 32:30 but here was nothing of God in this place now: and spoke unto them likewise; desired bread for his men, as he had of the inhabitants of Succoth: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him; denied him his request in the same jeering manner.

   “Succoth was in the valley or Ghor of the Jordan Jdg 8:5, and Penuel apparently in the mountain. No identification of Penuel has taken place. It was south of the Brook Jabbok, and on Jacob’s way to Succoth. Gideon, journeying in the opposite direction to Jacob, comes from Succoth to Penuel.

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4. Judges 8:9

   So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”

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5. Judges 8:17

   He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

   ›Commentary on Judges 8:171 voice

   “The men of the city - Perhaps the rulers; who, it is likely, had possession of the tower or citadel, and so could tyrannize over the people. Gideon killed the great men, and beat down their towers, but did not injure the inhabitants.

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6. Judges 9:46

   On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

   ›Commentary on Judges 9:461 voice

   “A hold of the house of the god Berith - This must mean the precincts of the temple, as we find there were a thousand men and women together in that place.

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7. Judges 9:49

   So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

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8. 2 Samuel 22:3

   My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

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9. 2 Samuel 22:51

   Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:511 voice

   “Nay, he is the horn of my salvation, by which I am strongly protected, and my enemies are strongly pushed." Christ is spoken of as the horn of salvation in the house of David, Luke i. "Am I burdened, and ready to sink?

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10. 2 Kings 9:17

    Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”

    ›Commentary on 2 Kings 9:172 voices

    “A watchman on the tower - These watchmen, fixed on elevated places and generally within hearing of each other, served as a kind of telegraphs, to communicate intelligence through the whole country. But, in some cases, it appears that the intelligence was conveyed by a horseman to the next stage, as in the case before us. At this time, when the armies were at Ramoth-gilead, they were, no doubt, doubly watchful to observe the state of the country, and to notice every movement. See on 2Sa 13:34 (note).

    “A report was made to Joram in his palace below. A messenger on horseback was quickly despatched down into the plain to meet the ambiguous host and to question the object of their approach. "Is it peace?" We may safely assume that this messenger would meet Jehu at the distance of three miles or more.

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11. 2 Kings 18:8

    He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

    ›Commentary on 2 Kings 18:81 voice

    “He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof,.... Who in his father's time had invaded Judah, and taken many cities and towns in it, which Hezekiah now recovered, and drove them to their own territories, of which Gaza was one; see 2Ch 28:18. from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city; that is, places both great and small, cities, towns, and villages; of this phrase, see 2Ki 17:9.

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12. 2 Chronicles 14:7

    So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 14:71 voice

    “The land is yet before us - i. e., “unoccupied by an enemy” - “the land is open to us to go where we please.” Compare Gen 13:9. The fortification of the strongholds would be an act of rebellion against Egypt, and it might be expected that the Egyptians would endeavor to put a stop to it.

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13. 2 Chronicles 26:9

    Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:92 voices

    “Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem, &c.--whence resistance could be made, or missiles discharged against assailants. The sites of the principal of these towers were: at the corner gate (2Ch 25:23), the northwest corner of the city; at the valley gate on the west, where the Joppa gate now is; at the "turning"--a curve in the city wall on the eastern side of Zion.

    “Much of the wall of Jerusalem was in his father's time broken down, particularly at the corner gate. But his best fortification of Jerusalem was his close adherence to the worship of God: if his father had not forsaken this the wall of Jerusalem would not have been broken down.

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14. 2 Chronicles 26:10

    Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:101 voice

    “Built towers in the desert - For the defense of his flocks, and his shepherds and husbandmen. And in Carmel - Calmet remarks that there were two Carmels in Judea: one in the tribe of Judah, where Nabal lived, and the other on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near to Kishon; and both fertile in vines. He loved husbandry - This is a perfection in a king: on husbandry every state depends.

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15. 2 Chronicles 32:5

    Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 32:51 voice

    “The breaches in the wall of Jerusalem were not entirely due to the old hostility of Joash (marginal reference); but may have been caused either by neglect and carelessness in the reign of Ahaz 2 Chr. 28, or by the simple process of natural decay. Hezekiah pulled down houses for the purpose of his repairs Isa 22:10. On Millo, see the marginal references notes.

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16. Nehemiah 3:1

    At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

    ›Commentary on Nehemiah 3:12 voices

    “Eliashib (compare the marginal reference) was the grandson of Joshua, the high priest contemporary with Zerubbabel. The sheep gate - This was a gate in the eastern wall, not far from the pool of Bethesda, marginal reference, which was perhaps originally a sheep-pool. The exact line which the writer follows in describing the circuit of the wall will probably be always a matter of dispute.

    “The priests repaired the sheep-gate, so called because through it were brought the sheep that were to be sacrificed in the temple; and therefore the priests undertook the repair of it because the offerings of the Lord made by fire were their inheritance. And of this gate only it is said that they sanctified it with the word and prayer, and perhaps with sacrifices perhaps, 1.

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