1Sa 23:7, 1Ki 4:13, 2Ch 8:5, 14:7, Psa 147:13, Jer 49:31, 51:30 | ESV | STEP | Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah . And Saul said , God has given him into my hand , for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars .

h[See ver. 6 above]

i Neh. 7:3

j[See ver. 28 above]

k Job 16:12

l Ezek. 38:8, 11

m Ezek. 38:8, 11

n ch. 50:37; [Isa. 19:16]

o Isa. 47:14

p Lam. 2:9; Nah. 3:13

1 Samuel 23:7

7 Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”

1 Kings 4:13

13 Ben-geber, ^ain Ramoth-gilead (he had ^bthe villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, and he had ^cthe region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

2 Chronicles 8:5

5 He also built ^dUpper Beth-horon and Lower Beth-horon, ^efortified cities ^fwith walls, gates, and bars,

2 Chronicles 14:7

7 And he said to Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with ^gwalls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God. We have sought him, ^hand he has given us peace on every side.” So they built and prospered.

Psalms 147:13

13 For he strengthens ⁱthe bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.

Jeremiah 49:31

31 ^j“Rise up, advance against a nation ^kat ease,
^lthat dwells securely,

declares the Lord,
^mthat has no gates or bars,
that dwells alone.

Jeremiah 51:30

30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting;
they remain in their strongholds;
their strength has failed;
ⁿthey have become women;
^oher dwellings are on fire;
^pher bars are broken.