But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

All the men and women ... gat them up to the top of the tower. The Canaanite forts were generally mountain-fastnesses or keeps, and they often had a strong tower, which served as a last refuge.

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