The word in Scripture
Fortress in the Bible
The word fortress appears 15 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A fortress is a stronghold of safety. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What fortress means in the Bible
A fortress is a stronghold of safety.
Where the word fortress appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word fortress appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;”2 Samuel 22:2
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”Psalms 18:2
“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”Psalms 91:2
“The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.”Isaiah 17:3
“And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.”Isaiah 25:12
“I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.”Jeremiah 6:27
“Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.”Jeremiah 10:17
“That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.”Amos 5:9
Fortress and the Lord Jesus
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, and our lives are hid with Christ in God.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word fortress appear in the Bible?
The word fortress appears 15 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does fortress mean in the Bible?
A fortress is a stronghold of safety.
How does fortress point to Jesus?
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, and our lives are hid with Christ in God.