2 Samuel 20:15

Easy To Read Version

Joab and his men came to Abel Beth Maacah. Joab’s army surrounded the town. They piled dirt up against the city wall. They did this so they could climb over the wall. Then Joab’s men also began breaking stones out of the wall to make it fall down.

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:14

Sheba son of Bicri passed through all the family groups of Israel on his way to Abel Beth Maacah. All the Berites also came together and followed Sheba.

1 Kings 15:20

King Ben Hadad made that agreement with King Asa and sent his army to fight against the Israelite towns of Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, the towns near Lake Galilee, and the area of Naphtali.

2 Kings 15:29

Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria came to fight against Israel. This was during the time that Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. Tiglath Pileser took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.

2 Kings 19:32

“So the Lord says this about the king of Assyria:

Ecclesiastes 9:14

There was a small town with a few people in it. A great king fought against that town and put his armies all around it.

Isaiah 37:33

So the Lord says this about the king of Assyria:

Jeremiah 32:24

“And now, the enemy has surrounded the city. They are building ramps, so that they can get over the walls of Jerusalem and capture it. By using their swords, and hunger, and terrible sicknesses, the Babylonian army will defeat the city of Jerusalem. The Babylonian army is attacking the city now. Lord, you said this would happen—and now you see it is happening.

Jeremiah 33:4

The Lord is the God of Israel. The Lord says these things about the houses in Jerusalem and about the palaces {\cf2\super [277]} of the kings of Judah. The enemy will pull those houses down. The enemy will build ramps up to the top of the city walls. The enemy will use swords and fight the people in these cities.

Jeremiah 6:6

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:\par “Cut down the trees around Jerusalem.\par And build a siege mound {\cf2\super [40]} against it.\par This city should be punished.\par Inside this city is nothing but oppression.\par

Ezekiel 4:2

And then act like you are an army surrounding the city. Build a dirt wall around the city \{to help you attack it\}. Build a dirt road leading up to the city wall. Bring battering rams {\cf2\super [35]} and set up army camps around the city.

Luke 19:43

A time is coming when your enemies will build a wall around you. Your enemies will hold you on all sides.