Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ way-yā-ḇō-’ū And they came Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to confine, secure 1a2) to shut in, beseige 1a3) to shut up, enclose 2) (Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe 3) (Qal) to form, fashion, delineate">6696 [e] וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ way-yā-ṣu-rū and besieged Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עָלָ֗יו ‘ā-lāw, him Prep | 3ms 2) the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Bethshemesh">59 [e] בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙ bə-’ā-ḇê-lāh in Abel N-proper-fs   בֵּ֣ית bêṯ of Prep 1) a place in the northern kingdom">1038 [e] הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה ham-ma-‘ă-ḵāh, Beth Maachah Prep | N-proper-fs | 3fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour, pour out 1a2) to shed (blood) 1a3) to pour out (anger or heart) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be poured out, be shed 1c) (Pual) to be poured out, be shed 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to be poured out 1d2) to pour out oneself">8210 [e] וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ way-yiš-pə-ḵū and they cast up Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 5550 [e] סֹֽלְלָה֙ sō-lə-lāh a siege mound N-fs 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- against Prep 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] הָעִ֔יר hā-‘îr, the city Art | N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against 1a7) to stand with, take one's stand, be appointed, grow flat, grow insipid 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to cause to stand firm, maintain 1b3) to cause to stand up, cause to set up, erect 1b4) to present (one) before (king) 1b5) to appoint, ordain, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be presented, be caused to stand, be stood before">5975 [e] וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד wat-ta-‘ă-mōḏ and it stood Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 1a) rampart 1b) fortress">2426 [e] בַּחֵ֑ל ba-ḥêl; by the rampart Prep-b, Art | N-ms 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] וְכָל־ wə-ḵāl and all Conj-w | N-msc 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred">5971 [e] הָעָם֙ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if">834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer who [were] Pro-r 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)">854 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- with Prep 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family">3097 [e] יוֹאָ֔ב yō-w-’āḇ, Joab N-proper-ms 1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spoil, ruin 1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy 1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally) 1c3) destroyer (participle) 1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)">7843 [e] מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם maš-ḥî-ṯim battered V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself 1d) (Pilel) to fall">5307 [e] לְהַפִּ֥יל lə-hap-pîl to throw it down Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 2346 [e] הַחוֹמָֽה׃ ha-ḥō-w-māh. The wall Art | N-fs

New American Standard Bible
They came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.

King James Bible
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joab's troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built an assault ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse,

cast up

2 Kings 19:32 Therefore thus said the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall …

Jeremiah 32:24 Behold the mounts, they are come to the city to take it; and the …

Jeremiah 33:4 For thus said the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses …

Luke 19:43 For the days shall come on you, that your enemies shall cast a trench …

a bank So LXX. generally render {solelah}, by (); which latter is described by Potter as `a mount, which was raised so high as to equal, if not exceed, the top of the besieged walls. The sides were walled in with bricks or stones, or secured with strong rafters; the fore part only, {being by degrees to be moved near the walls,} remained bare.'

it stood in the trench or, it stood against the outmost wall

battered, etc. [heb]
mared?? to throw down

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