From ee8d9b644bff59914f3d85b108e7d345917cec5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Belcher Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 21:06:41 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'bible/other/siege.md' --- bible/other/siege.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/bible/other/siege.md b/bible/other/siege.md index c0fda6f9..9dc5a95b 100644 --- a/bible/other/siege.md +++ b/bible/other/siege.md @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ ## Definition: ## -The term "siege" refers to when an attacking army surrounds a city and keeps it from being able to receive any supplies of food and water. To "besiege" a city means to cause that city to be under a siege. +A "siege" occurs when an attacking army surrounds a city and keeps it from receiving any supplies of food and water. To "besiege" a city or to put it “under siege” means to attack it by means of a siege. -* When Babylon came to attack Israel, they used a siege tactic on Jerusalem to weaken the people inside the city. -* Often during a siege attack, ramps of dirt are gradually constructed to enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city. -* The expression "lay siege" means to perform a siege. It has the same meaning as "besiege." +* When the Babylonians came to attack Israel, they used the tactic of a siege against Jerusalem to weaken the people inside the city. +* Often during a siege, ramps of dirt are gradually constructed to enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city. +* To “besiege” a city can also be expressed as to “lay siege” to it or to “perform a siege” on it. * The term "besieged" has the same meaning as the expression "under siege." Both these expressions describe a city that an enemy army is surrounding and besieging. ## Bible References: ##