Quotes about Security
Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
— 1 Kings 4:25
a third shall be at the gate of Sur, and a third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns guarding the temple—
— 2 Kings 11:6
You must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who approaches the ranks must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
— 2 Kings 11:8
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”
— 2 Kings 20:19
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
— 1 Chronicles 17:9
He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
— 2 Chronicles 11:11
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
— 2 Chronicles 11:12
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
— 2 Chronicles 17:12
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that nothing unclean could enter for any reason.
— 2 Chronicles 23:19
Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.
— 2 Chronicles 32:4
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.
— Nehemiah 4:9
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
— Nehemiah 4:13