Castle

These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.   Genesis 25:16 

And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.   Numbers 31:10 

Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.   1 Chronicles 6:54 

And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.   1 Chronicles 11:5-7 

And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.   1 Chronicles 27:25-31 

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.   2 Chronicles 17:12 

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.   2 Chronicles 27:4 

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.   Proverbs 18:19 

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.   Acts 21:34 

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.   Acts 21:37-39 

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.   Acts 22:24 

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.   Acts 23:10 

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.   Acts 23:16 

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:   Acts 23:32 

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