1. Zephaniah 1:16 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What was distinctive of fortified cities?

Zephaniah 1:16 (ESV)

16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.

Such cities would have city walls that would not be built in straight lines, but would instead follow the contours of the land. The battlements would then be built at the angles in the walls to take advantage of this defensive feature (2 Chronicles 26:15).1