1. 2 Chronicles 11:5 
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah:
2. Job 31:35
I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
3. Psalms 35:23
Awake, and rise to my defense!
4. Jeremiah 41:9
Now the cistern where he threw all the bodies of the men he had killed along with Gedaliah was the one King Asa had made as part of his defense against Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the dead.
5. Nahum 3:8
The river was her defense,
6. Acts 7:24
He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.
7. Acts 19:33
The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.
8. Acts 22:1
"Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense."
9. Acts 24:10
When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense.
10. Acts 25:8
Then Paul made his defense: "I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."
11. Acts 26:1
So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense:
12. Acts 26:2
"King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense against all the accusations of the Jews,
13. Acts 26:24
At this point Festus interrupted Paul's defense. "You are out of your mind, Paul!" he shouted. "Your great learning is driving you insane."
14. 1 Corinthians 9:3
This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on me.
15. 2 Corinthians 10:1
Paul's Defense of His Ministry
16. Philippians 1:16
The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
17. 2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.
18. 1 John 2:1
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
