- strong city:
- or, fenced city, "And it was toldª° Saulª that¹ Davidª was comeª° to Keilah.ª And Saulª said,ª° Godª hath deliveredª° him into mine hand;ª for¹ he is shut in,ª° by enteringª° into a townª that hath gatesª and bars.ª ... Then Davidª and his men,²¹ [which were] about sixª hundred,ªª aroseª° and departedª° out of Keilah,ª¹ and wentª° whithersoeverª they could go.ª° And it was toldª° Saulª that¹ Davidª was escapedª° from Keilah;ª¹ and he forbareª° to go forth.ª°" {1Sm 23:7-13} + "For,¹ behold,¹ I² have madeª° thee this dayª a defencedª city,ª and an ironª pillar,ª and brasenª wallsª against¹ the whole¹ land,ª against the kingsª of Judah,ª against the princesª thereof, against the priestsª thereof, and against the peopleª of the land.ª" {Jer 1:18}
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