Bible verses about Towers
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)
- Origin and antiquity of
Genesis 11:4- WERE BUILT
- In cities
Judges 9:51
- On the walls of cities
II Chronicles 14:7; 26:9
- In the forests
II Chronicles 27:4
- In the deserts
II Chronicles 26:10
- In vineyards
Isaiah 5:2; Matthew 21:33- Frequently very high
Isaiah 2:15- Frequently strong and well fortified
Judges 9:51; II Chronicles 26:9- Were used as armouries
Solomon 4:4- Were used as citadels in time of war
Judges 9:51; Ezekiel 27:11- Watchmen posted on, in times of danger
II Kings 9:17; Habakkuk 2:1- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Babel
Genesis 11:9
- Edar
Genesis 35:21
- Penuel
Judges 8:17
- Shechem
Judges 9:46
- Thebez
Judges 9:50,51
- David
Solomon 4:4
- Lebanon
Solomon 7:4
- Of the furnaces
Nehemiah 3:11
- Meah
Nehemiah 12:39
- Jezreel
II Kings 9:17
- Hananeel
Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10
- Syene
Ezekiel 29:10; 30:6
- Siloam
Luke 13:4- Of Jerusalem remarkable for number, strength, and beauty
Psalms 48:12- Frequently thrown down in war
Judges 8:17; 9:49; Ezekiel 26:4- Frequently left desolate
Isaiah 32:14; Zephaniah 3:6- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- God as the protector of his people
II Samuel 22:3,51; Psalms 18:2; 61:3
- The name of the Lord
Proverbs 18:10
- Ministers
Jeremiah 6:27
- Mount Sion
Micah 4:8
- The grace and dignity of the church
Solomon 4:4; 7:4; 8:10
- The proud and haughty
Isaiah 2:15; 30:25