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2 Samuel 20:15

And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it,

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ASV

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

KJV

And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth–maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935 →
וַיָּצֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruand they laid siegeH6696 →
עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙be.'a.Ve.lahin Abel <towards>H62 →
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH62 →
הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔הha.ma.'a.Khah<the> MaacahH62 →
וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.Khuand they poured outH8210 →
סֹֽלְלָה֙so.le.Laha moundH5550 →
אֶל־'el-againstH413 →
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.Modand it stoodH5975 →
בַּחֵ֑לba.Chelby the rampartH2426 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אֶת־'et-[was] withH854 →
יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
מַשְׁחִיתִ֖םmash.chi.Tim[were] about to destroyH7843 →
לְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.Pilto make fallH5307 →
הַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →

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2 Kings 19:32So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.Jeremiah 32:24See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!Ezekiel 4:2Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.Jeremiah 33:4For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:1 Kings 15:20And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.Isaiah 37:33So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.Jeremiah 6:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.Ezekiel 26:8He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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