Bible verses about Walls
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Designed for separation Ezekiel 43:8; Ephesians 2:14 Designed for defence I Samuel 25:16 MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE Of cities Numbers 13:28 Of temples I Chronicles 29:4; Isaiah 56:5 Of houses I Samuel 18:11 Of vineyards Numbers 22:24; Proverbs 24:31 Frequently made of stone and wood together Ezra 5:8; Habakkuk 2:11 Were probably often strengthened with plates of iron or brass Jeremiah 15:20; Ezekiel 4:3 OF CITIES Often very high Deuteronomy 1:28; 3:5 Strongly fortified Isaiah 2:15; 25:12 Had towers built on them II Chronicles 26:9; 32:5; Psalms 48:12; Solomon 8:10 Houses often built on Joshua 2:15 Were broad and places of public resort II Kings 6:26,30; Psalms 55:10 Were strongly manned in war II Kings 18:26 Kept by watchmen night and day Solomon 5:7; Isaiah 62:6 Houses sometimes broken down to repair, and fortify Isaiah 22:10 Danger of approaching too near to, in time of war II Samuel 11:20,21 Were battered by besieging armies II Samuel 20:15; Ezekiel 4:2,3 Adroitness of soldiers in scaling alluded to Joel 2:7-9 Sometimes burned Jeremiah 49:27; Amos 1:7 Frequently laid in ruins II Chronicles 25:23; 36:19; Jeremiah 50:15 Destruction of, a punishment and cause of grief Deuteronomy 28:52; Nehemiah 1:3; 2:12-17 The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction I Kings 20:30 The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace I Samuel 31:10 Custom of dedicating Nehemiah 12:27 idolatrous rites performed on II Kings 3:27 Instances of persons let down from Joshua 2:15; Acts 9:24,25; II Corinthians 11:33 Small towns and villages were not surrounded by Leviticus 25:31; Deuteronomy 3:5 OF HOUSES Usually plastered Ezekiel 13:10; Daniel 5:5 Had nails or pegs fastened into them when built Ecclesiastes 12:11; Isaiah 22:23 Liable to leprosy Leviticus 14:37 Often infested with serpents Amos 5:19 Could be easily dug through Genesis 49:6; Ezekiel 8:7,8; 12:5 The seat next, was the place of distinction I Samuel 20:25 Hyssop frequently grew on I Kings 4:33 MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH Falling of the walls of Jericho Joshua 6:20 Handwriting on the wall of Belshazzar's palace Daniel 5:5,25-28 ILLUSTRATIVE Of salvation Isaiah 26:1; 60:18 Of the protection of God Zechariah 2:5 Of those who afford protection I Samuel 25:16; Isaiah 2:15 Of the Church as a protection to the nation Solomon 8:9,10 Of ordinances as a protection to the Church Solomon 2:9; Isaiah 5:5 Of the wealth of the rich in his own conceit Proverbs 18:11 (Brazen,) of prophets in their testimony against the wicked Jeremiah 15:20 (Bowing or tottering,) of the wicked under judgments Psalms 62:3; Isaiah 30:13 (Of partition,) of separation of Jews and Gentiles Ephesians 2:14 (Daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets Ezekiel 13:10-15 (Whited,) of hypocrites Acts 23:3

 

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