An especially secure city, or part of a city, where soldiers were often based.
Examples of citadels
Psalm 48:12–13 See also 2 Samuel 12:26; 1 Kings 16:18; 2 Kings 15:25; Nehemiah 1:1–2, Nehemiah 2:8, Nehemiah 7:2; Esther 1:2, Esther 1:5, Esther 3:15, Esther 9:6; Psalm 48:1–3, Psalm 122:7; Isaiah 34:13; Daniel 8:2
March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers, consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
Proverbial use of citadel
An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.