1)

Why should he depict a siege around the city?

1.

Malbim: This shows that via its sin, Hashem put enemies around it to besiege it to destroy it. Hashem, who builds it, engages in destroying it.

2)

What is "Dayek"?

1.

Rashi: It is a catapult used to cast rocks against a city.

2.

Radak: It is a wooden tower built against a city to conquer it.

3.

Malbim (21:27): It is a wall around the city wall, to stop people from leaving the city.

3)

What is "Solelah"?

1.

Rashi: He spills earth and compresses it with sticks and makes a tall mound to stand on it, see into the city and shoot arrows.

2.

Radak: They spill earth in trenches around the city to fill them, and make a tall mound to ascend from it to the wall, or to fight against it.

4)

What are "Karim"?

1.

Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: They are troops stationed around a city in all directions. They dwell in tents, and prevent people from coming and going. Karim are the officers appointed over the army; they guard in different directions.

2.

Radak: They are army officers.

3.

Radak citing his father: They are sheep. This is like "Im Cherev Karim" (Devarim 32:14). They make iron rams to gore (batter) the wall.

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