Bible Verses About Sieges

Y'hoshua went on from Lakhish, and all Isra'el with him, to 'Eglon; and he pitched camp against it and fought against it.

They captured it that very day. He defeated it with the sword, completely destroying everyone there, exactly as he had done to Lakhish.

Y'hoshua went up from 'Eglon, and all Isra'el with him, to Hevron; and they fought against it.

They captured it, defeating it with the sword, including its king, its villages and everyone there; he left no one, exactly as he had done to 'Eglon; but he completely destroyed it and everyone there.

Y'hoshua turned back, and all Isra'el with him, to D'vir and fought against it.

They captured it, its king and all its villages, defeating them with the sword and utterly destroying everyone there; he left no one. He did to D'vir and it king as he had done to Hevron and as he had done to Livnah and its king.

Avimelekh and all the men with him came up by night and lay in wait against Sh'khem in four groups.

He took his men, divided them into three groups, and lay in wait in the field. When he saw the people going out of the city, he came out of hiding and slaughtered them.

Avimelekh and his group rushed forward and occupied the entrance to the city gate, while the other two groups attacked all those in the field and killed them.

Avimelekh fought against the city all that day; captured it, killed its people, destroyed its buildings and sowed its land with salt.

Then Avimelekh went to Tevetz, set up camp against Tevetz and captured it.

Then Nachash the 'Amoni came up and set up camp to fight Yavesh-Gil'ad. All the men of Yavesh said to Nachash, "If you will make a treaty with us, we will be your subjects."

Nachash the 'Amoni replied, "I'll do it on this condition: that all your right eyes be gouged out and thus bring disgrace on all of Isra'el."

The leaders of Yavesh answered him, "Give us seven days' grace to send messengers throughout Isra'el's territory; then, if no one will rescue us, we will surrender to you."

The next day Sha'ul divided the people into three companies. Then they entered the camp of the 'Amoni during the morning watch and kept attacking until the heat of the day, until those who remained were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

David was told, "The P'lishtim are fighting Ke'ilah and plundering the thresh-ing-floors."

David and his men went to Ke'ilah and fought the P'lishtim. They defeated them in a great slaughter and led away their livestock. Thus David saved the inhabitants of Ke'ilah.

Three days later, when David and his men arrived in Ziklag, they found that the 'Amaleki had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had sacked Ziklag and burned it down;

and they had taken captive the women and everyone there, great and small. They hadn't killed anyone but had carried them off as they went on their way.

In the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent out Yo'av, his servants who were with him and all Isra'el. They ravaged the people of 'Amon and laid siege to Rabbah. But David stayed in Yerushalayim.

he may become angry and ask you, 'Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Didn't you know they would shoot from the wall?

Didn't you think about the person who struck Avimelekh the son of Yerubeshet, that a woman threw an upper millstone down on him from the wall, so that he died at Tevetz? Why did you go so near the wall?' If he says this, tell him, 'Your servant Uriyah is dead also.'"

Yo'av fought against Rabbah of the people of 'Amon and took the royal city.

Yo'av sent people to David with this message: "I have fought against Rabbah and captured its water supply.

Therefore, assemble the rest of the people; lay siege to the city; and capture it. Otherwise, I will capture the city; and it will be named after me!"