Armies

276 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

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Accompanied by Beasts of Burden and Wagons for Baggage
Ancient, often Numerous
Antiquity of
Began Their Campaigns in the Spring
Called The: Bands
Called The: Hosts
Called The: Power of Kings
Called The: Wings of a Nation
Camp and March
Captains of Fifties
Captains of Hundreds
Captains of Thousands
Commenced Battles with a Shout
Compared to Caterpillars
Compared to Clouds
Compared to Flies
Compared to Grasshoppers
Compared to Locusts
Compared to Overflowing Torrents
Compared to Waters of a River
Compared to Whirlwinds
Compulsory Service In
Devastation Occasioned By
Divided the Spoil
Employed in Assaulting Cities
Employed in Besieging Cities
Employed in Fighting Battles
Encamped in the Open Fields
Encamped: Before Cities
Enumeration of Israel's Military Forces
Exercised Savage Cruelties on the Vanquished
Fear Occasioned By
Figurative
Frequently the Instrument of God's Vengeance
Furnished with Standards
Generally in Three Divisions
Generals of Corps and Divisions
How officered: Commander-In-Chief
Levies For
March in Ranks
March in Ranks by Jehoshaphat
March in Ranks in Siege of Jericho
March in Ranks of Ai
March in Ranks of Beth-El
March in Ranks of Jericho
March in Ranks of Jerusalem
March in Ranks of Laish
March in Ranks of Samaria
March in Ranks with Dancing
March in Ranks with Music
March in Ranks with Songs
March in Ranks: “Engines” Used
March in Ranks: A Promotion
March in Ranks: A Share the Spoils
March in Ranks: Abraham, in Pursuit of Chedorlaomer
March in Ranks: Ambushes at Gibeah
March in Ranks: Ambushes at Shechem
March in Ranks: Ambushes at Zemaraim
March in Ranks: Ambushes, at Ai
March in Ranks: Among the Midianites
March in Ranks: Among the Philistines
March in Ranks: Among the Syrians
March in Ranks: Angel of the Lord Smites the Assyrians
March in Ranks: Ark Taken to Battle
March in Ranks: Army Choir and Songs
March in Ranks: Battle Shouts
March in Ranks: Captains (R. V. Margin, Military Tribunes) of
March in Ranks: Centurions
March in Ranks: Champions Fight Instead of
March in Ranks: Check Roll-Call
March in Ranks: Children Instructed in Military Arts
March in Ranks: Composed of Insurgents
March in Ranks: Confederated
March in Ranks: Confidence In, Vain
March in Ranks: David's Attack Upon the Philistines
March in Ranks: Decoy
March in Ranks: Delay
March in Ranks: Determine Royal Succession
March in Ranks: Divided Into “Bands” (R. V. Margin, Cohorts)
March in Ranks: Escort Duty Performed By
March in Ranks: Exhorted Before Battle
March in Ranks: Flanks Called Wings
March in Ranks: Forced Marches
March in Ranks: Fortifications
March in Ranks: Gideon's Victory
March in Ranks: Holiness Enjoined
March in Ranks: Insubordination In, Punished, Achan
March in Ranks: Jehoshaphat's Victories
March in Ranks: Joshua, Against the Amorites
March in Ranks: Margin Note)
March in Ranks: Margin);
March in Ranks: Mercenaries
March in Ranks: Move, in Attack, in Three Divisions
March in Ranks: Night Attacks
March in Ranks: Officers Consecrate Themselves to God
March in Ranks: Orders Delivered with Trumpets
March in Ranks: Panics
March in Ranks: Purifications
March in Ranks: Sacrifices
March in Ranks: Samaria's Deliverances
March in Ranks: Seeking Counsel from God Before Battle
March in Ranks: Sieges
March in Ranks: Soldiers Destroy Each Other to Escape Captivity
March in Ranks: Standards
March in Ranks: Standing Armies
March in Ranks: Sun Stands Still
March in Ranks: The Confederated Kings
March in Ranks: The General offers his Daughter in Marriage
March in Ranks: The King offers his Daughter
March in Ranks: Uniforms of
March in Ranks: Unusual Winter Campaign
March in Ranks: when Aaron and Hur Held up Moses' Hands
Marched with Noise and Tumult
Marched with Order and Precision
Marched with Rapidity
Marched: Often in Open Line
Multitudes of Angels
Numerous and Heavy Afflictions
Often Consisted of the Whole Effective Strength of Nations
Often Destroyed by Brought Their Idols with Them
Often Destroyed by Supernatural Means
Often Destroyed by Their Enemies
Often Destroyed by Themselves Through Divine Intervention
Often Surprised Their Enemies
Often Went on Foreign Service
Refusal to Obey the Summons, Instance of
Rendezvous of Cutting Oxen in Pieces, and Sending the Pieces Throughout Israel
Rendezvous of Sounding a Trumpet
Sent out Foraging Parties
The Church
Toil and Fatigue often Endured By
Troops often Hired For
Who of the Israelites Were Subject to Service In
Who Were Exempt from Service In

Accompanied by Beasts of Burden and Wagons for Baggage

Judges 7:12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
2 Kings 7:7 Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.
Ezekiel 23:2 “Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother,

Ancient, often Numerous

Joshua 11:4 So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
1 Samuel 13:5 Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

Antiquity of

Genesis 14:1–8 In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim …

Began Their Campaigns in the Spring

2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

Called The: Bands

2 Kings 24:2 And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.
1 Chronicles 7:4 In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.

Called The: Hosts

Joshua 10:5 So the five kings of the Amorites— the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon— joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
Judges 8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men — all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.

Called The: Power of Kings

2 Chronicles 32:9 Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:

Called The: Wings of a Nation

Isaiah 8:8 It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
Jeremiah 48:40 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.

Camp and March

Numbers 2:1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron:

Captains of Fifties

2 Kings 1:9 Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
Isaiah 3:3 the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.

Captains of Hundreds

Numbers 31:14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army — the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds — who were returning from the battle.
Numbers 31:48 Then the officers who were over the units of the army — the commanders of thousands and of hundreds — approached Moses
2 Kings 11:15 And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house …
1 Chronicles 28:1 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the …
2 Chronicles 25:5 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found …

Captains of Thousands

Numbers 31:14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army — the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds — who were returning from the battle.
Numbers 31:48 Then the officers who were over the units of the army — the commanders of thousands and of hundreds — approached Moses
1 Samuel 17:18 Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
1 Chronicles 28:1 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the …
2 Chronicles 25:5 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found …

Commenced Battles with a Shout

1 Samuel 17:20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
2 Chronicles 13:15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Jeremiah 51:14 The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”

Compared to Caterpillars

Jeremiah 51:14 The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Jeremiah 51:27 “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her — Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.

Compared to Clouds

Ezekiel 38:9–16 You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. …

Compared to Flies

Isaiah 7:18–19 On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria. …

Compared to Grasshoppers

Judges 6:3–5 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, …
Judges 7:12 Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.

Compared to Locusts

Isaiah 33:4 Your spoil, O nations, is gathered as by locusts; like a swarm of locusts men sweep over it.
Revelation 9:3 And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
Revelation 9:7 And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.

Compared to Overflowing Torrents

Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
Daniel 11:10 But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
Daniel 11:26 Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.

Compared to Waters of a River

Isaiah 8:7 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

Compared to Whirlwinds

Jeremiah 25:32 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”

Compulsory Service In

1 Samuel 14:52 And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

Devastation Occasioned By

Isaiah 37:18 Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
Jeremiah 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which …

Divided the Spoil

Exodus 15:9 The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
Zechariah 14:1 Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

Employed in Assaulting Cities

Joshua 7:3–4 On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.” …
Judges 9:45 And all that day Abimelech fought against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

Employed in Besieging Cities

Deuteronomy 20:12 But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city.
Isaiah 29:3 I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.

Employed in Fighting Battles

1 Samuel 17:2–3 Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines. …
1 Chronicles 19:17 When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

Encamped in the Open Fields

2 Samuel 11:11 Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and …
1 Chronicles 11:15 Three of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.

Encamped: Before Cities

Joshua 10:5 So the five kings of the Amorites— the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon— joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

Enumeration of Israel's Military Forces

Numbers 1:2–3 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. …
Numbers 26:2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers — all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
1 Samuel 11:8 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
2 Samuel 18:1–2 Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds. …
2 Samuel 24:1–9 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.” …
1 Kings 20:15 So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
2 Chronicles 25:5 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found …

Exercised Savage Cruelties on the Vanquished

Jeremiah 50:42 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.
Lamentations 5:11–13 Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. …
Amos 1:13 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

Fear Occasioned By

Numbers 22:3 and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites.
Jeremiah 6:25 Do not go out to the fields; do not walk the road. For the enemy has a sword; terror is on every side.

Figurative

Deuteronomy 33:2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands — thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
Revelation 9:16 And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.

Frequently the Instrument of God's Vengeance

Isaiah 13:5 They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.

Furnished with Standards

Song of Solomon 6:4 You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
Isaiah 10:18 The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man.
Jeremiah 4:21 How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?

Generally in Three Divisions

Genesis 14:15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Job 1:17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Generals of Corps and Divisions

Numbers 2:3 On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
Numbers 2:31 The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
1 Chronicles 27:1–22 This is the list of the Israelites— the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month …
2 Chronicles 17:12–19 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah …

How officered: Commander-In-Chief

1 Samuel 14:50 His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
2 Samuel 2:8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
2 Samuel 8:16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
2 Samuel 17:25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
2 Samuel 19:13 And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
2 Samuel 20:23 Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

Levies For

Numbers 31:4 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
Judges 20:10 We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to …

March in Ranks

Exodus 13:18 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

March in Ranks by Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 20:22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

March in Ranks in Siege of Jericho

Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

March in Ranks of Ai

Joshua 7:2–3 Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. …

March in Ranks of Beth-El

Judges 1:23–24 They sent spies to Bethel (formerly known as Luz), …

March in Ranks of Jericho

Joshua 2:1–24 Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, “Go, inspect the land, especially Jericho.” So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there. …

March in Ranks of Jerusalem

2 Kings 25:1–3 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. …

March in Ranks of Laish

Judges 18:2–10 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the …

March in Ranks of Samaria

2 Kings 6:24–33 Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria. …
2 Kings 7:1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

March in Ranks with Dancing

1 Samuel 18:6–7 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. …

March in Ranks with Music

2 Chronicles 20:28 So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

March in Ranks with Songs

Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
1 Samuel 18:6–7 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. …

March in Ranks: “Engines” Used

2 Chronicles 26:15 And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
Jeremiah 6:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.

March in Ranks: A Promotion

2 Samuel 23:8–39 These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. …
1 Chronicles 11:6 Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.

March in Ranks: A Share the Spoils

Numbers 31:25–47 The LORD said to Moses, …

March in Ranks: Abraham, in Pursuit of Chedorlaomer

Genesis 14:14–15 And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan. …

March in Ranks: Ambushes at Gibeah

Judges 20:29–43 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah. …

March in Ranks: Ambushes at Shechem

Judges 9:25 The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
Judges 9:34 So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

March in Ranks: Ambushes at Zemaraim

2 Chronicles 13:13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.

March in Ranks: Ambushes, at Ai

Joshua 8:2–22 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.” …

March in Ranks: Among the Midianites

Judges 7:21 Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran.

March in Ranks: Among the Philistines

1 Samuel 14:15–19 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God. …

March in Ranks: Among the Syrians

2 Kings 7:7–15 Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives. …

March in Ranks: Angel of the Lord Smites the Assyrians

2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

March in Ranks: Ark Taken to Battle

Joshua 6:6–7 So Joshua son of Nun summoned the priests and said, “Take up the ark of the covenant and have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark of the LORD.” …
Joshua 6:13 And the seven priests carrying seven rams’ horns kept marching ahead of the ark of the LORD and blowing the horns. The armed troops went in front of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the horns kept sounding.
1 Samuel 4:4–11 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. …

March in Ranks: Army Choir and Songs

2 Chronicles 20:21–22 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving …

March in Ranks: Battle Shouts

Judges 7:18 When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”
1 Samuel 17:20 So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.
1 Samuel 17:52 Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

March in Ranks: Captains (R. V. Margin, Military Tribunes) of

Acts 22:24–29 the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him. …

March in Ranks: Centurions

Matthew 8:5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Luke 7:2 There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
Luke 23:47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
Acts 10:1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 10:7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
Acts 10:22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a …
Acts 21:32 Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 22:26 On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
Acts 23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Acts 23:23 Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
Acts 24:23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
Acts 27:11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Acts 27:43 But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
Acts 28:16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

March in Ranks: Champions Fight Instead of

1 Samuel 17:8–53 And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me. …
2 Samuel 2:14–17 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied. …
2 Samuel 21:15–22 Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted. …

March in Ranks: Check Roll-Call

1 Samuel 14:17 Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
Numbers 31:48–49 Then the officers who were over the units of the army — the commanders of thousands and of hundreds — approached Moses …

March in Ranks: Children Instructed in Military Arts

2 Samuel 1:18 and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

March in Ranks: Composed of Insurgents

1 Samuel 22:1–2 So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there. …

March in Ranks: Confederated

Joshua 10:1–5 Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction — doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king — and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and …
Joshua 11:1–5 Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; …
Judges 1:3 Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
2 Samuel 10:6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
2 Samuel 10:15–16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped. …
2 Samuel 10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
1 Kings 15:20 And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
1 Kings 22:1–4 Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. …
2 Kings 16:9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
2 Kings 18:19–21 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours? …
1 Chronicles 19:6–7 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. …
2 Chronicles 16:2–9 So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus: …
2 Chronicles 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
2 Chronicles 18:3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
2 Chronicles 20:1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles 22:5 Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
2 Chronicles 28:16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
2 Chronicles 28:20 Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
Psalm 83:1–12 O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. …
Isaiah 7:1–9 Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. …
Isaiah 8:9–12 Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! …
Isaiah 54:15 If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.

March in Ranks: Confidence In, Vain

Psalm 33:16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Psalm 44:6 For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.

March in Ranks: David's Attack Upon the Philistines

2 Samuel 5:23–25 So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees. …

March in Ranks: Decoy

Joshua 8:4–22 with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready. …
Judges 20:29–43 So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah. …
Nehemiah 6:1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left— though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—

March in Ranks: Delay

2 Samuel 17:7–14 Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.” …

March in Ranks: Determine Royal Succession

2 Samuel 2:8–10 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim, …
1 Kings 16:16 and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
2 Kings 11:4–12 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son …

March in Ranks: Divided Into “Bands” (R. V. Margin, Cohorts)

Acts 10:1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

March in Ranks: Escort Duty Performed By

2 Kings 1:9 Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
Acts 23:23–24 Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night. …
Acts 23:31–33 So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris. …

March in Ranks: Exhorted Before Battle

Deuteronomy 20:1–9 When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. …

March in Ranks: Flanks Called Wings

Isaiah 8:8 It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!

March in Ranks: Forced Marches

Isaiah 5:26–27 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold— how speedily and swiftly they come! …

March in Ranks: Fortifications

Judges 9:31 So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
2 Samuel 5:9 So David took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built it up all the way around, from the supporting terraces inward.
2 Kings 25:1 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
2 Chronicles 11:11 He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
2 Chronicles 26:9 Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
Nehemiah 3:8 Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.
Nehemiah 4:2 before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back …
Isaiah 22:10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.
Isaiah 25:12 The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.
Isaiah 29:3 I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.
Isaiah 32:14 For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever — the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks —
Jeremiah 6:6 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.
Jeremiah 32:24 See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!
Jeremiah 33:4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:
Jeremiah 51:53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.
Ezekiel 4:2 Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.
Ezekiel 17:17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
Ezekiel 21:22 In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
Ezekiel 26:8 He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.
Ezekiel 33:27 Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.
Daniel 11:15 Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.
Daniel 11:19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall and be no more.
Nahum 2:1 One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
Nahum 3:14 Draw your water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and tread the mortar; repair the brick kiln!

March in Ranks: Gideon's Victory

Judges 7:1 Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

March in Ranks: Holiness Enjoined

Deuteronomy 23:9 When you are encamped against your enemies, then you shall keep yourself from every wicked thing.

March in Ranks: Insubordination In, Punished, Achan

Joshua 7:1 The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD …

March in Ranks: Jehoshaphat's Victories

2 Kings 3:1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
2 Chronicles 20:1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

March in Ranks: Joshua, Against the Amorites

Joshua 10:6 Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
Joshua 10:9 After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

March in Ranks: Margin Note)

1 Chronicles 12:33 From Zebulun: 50,000 fit for service, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, who with one purpose were devoted to David.
Joel 2:7 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course.

March in Ranks: Margin);

Ezekiel 26:9 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.

March in Ranks: Mercenaries

2 Samuel 10:6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
1 Chronicles 19:6–7 When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah. …
2 Chronicles 25:5–6 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found …

March in Ranks: Move, in Attack, in Three Divisions

Judges 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.
Judges 9:43 So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
1 Samuel 11:11 The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no …
1 Samuel 13:17–18 And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, …
2 Samuel 18:2 He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
Job 1:17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

March in Ranks: Night Attacks

Genesis 14:15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Judges 7:16–22 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. …

March in Ranks: Officers Consecrate Themselves to God

2 Chronicles 17:16 and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD, and with him 200,000 mighty men of valor.

March in Ranks: Orders Delivered with Trumpets

2 Samuel 2:28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
2 Samuel 18:16 Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
2 Samuel 20:1 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”
2 Samuel 20:22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab …
Nehemiah 4:18 And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
Nehemiah 4:20 Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”

March in Ranks: Panics

Isaiah 30:17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.

March in Ranks: Purifications

Numbers 31:19–24 All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to purify both yourselves and your captives. …

March in Ranks: Sacrifices

1 Samuel 13:11–12 “What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash, …

March in Ranks: Samaria's Deliverances

1 Kings 20:1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
2 Kings 7:1 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

March in Ranks: Seeking Counsel from God Before Battle

Numbers 27:21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him— the entire congregation— will go out and come in.”
Judges 1:1 After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”
1 Samuel 14:19 While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
1 Samuel 14:37–41 So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day. …
1 Samuel 23:2–12 So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” …
1 Samuel 30:8 and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”
2 Samuel 2:1 Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.
2 Samuel 5:19 So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
2 Samuel 5:23 So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
1 Kings 22:7–28 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?” …
2 Kings 3:11–19 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.” …
1 Chronicles 14:10 So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”
1 Chronicles 14:14 So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
Jeremiah 37:7–10 “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. …

March in Ranks: Sieges

Jeremiah 39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.

March in Ranks: Soldiers Destroy Each Other to Escape Captivity

1 Samuel 14:20 Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
1 Samuel 31:4–6 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his …

March in Ranks: Standards

Numbers 2:2–3 “The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. …
Numbers 2:10 On the south side, the divisions of Reuben are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Reubenites is Elizur son of Shedeur,
Numbers 2:17–18 In the middle of the camps, the Tent of Meeting is to travel with the camp of the Levites. They are to set out in the order they encamped, each in his own place under his standard. …
Numbers 2:25 On the north side, the divisions of Dan are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Danites is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,
Numbers 2:31 The total number of men in the camp of Dan is 157,600; they shall set out last, under their standards.”
Numbers 2:34 So the Israelites did everything the LORD commanded Moses; they camped under their standards in this way and set out in the same way, each man with his clan and his family.
Numbers 10:14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Numbers 10:18 Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.
Numbers 10:22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.
Numbers 10:25 Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

March in Ranks: Standing Armies

1 Samuel 13:2 He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each …
1 Chronicles 27:1 This is the list of the Israelites— the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month …
2 Chronicles 1:14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 17:12–19 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah …
2 Chronicles 26:11–15 Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers. …

March in Ranks: Sun Stands Still

Joshua 10:11–14 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. …

March in Ranks: The Confederated Kings

Joshua 11:7 So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,

March in Ranks: The General offers his Daughter in Marriage

Joshua 15:16–17 And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.” …

March in Ranks: The King offers his Daughter

1 Samuel 17:25 Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s …
1 Samuel 18:17–28 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of …

March in Ranks: Uniforms of

Ezekiel 23:6 clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
Ezekiel 23:12 She too lusted after the Assyrians — governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
Nahum 2:3 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.

March in Ranks: Unusual Winter Campaign

2 Samuel 11:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

March in Ranks: when Aaron and Hur Held up Moses' Hands

Exodus 17:11–12 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. …

Marched with Noise and Tumult

Isaiah 17:12–13 Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters. …
Joel 2:5 With a sound like that of chariots they bound over the mountaintops, like the crackling of fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for battle.

Marched with Order and Precision

Isaiah 5:27 None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
Joel 2:7–8 They charge like mighty men; they scale the walls like men of war. Each one marches in formation, not swerving from the course. …

Marched with Rapidity

Jeremiah 48:40 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, an eagle swoops down and spreads his wings against Moab.
Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

Marched: Often in Open Line

Habakkuk 1:6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans — that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

Multitudes of Angels

1 Kings 22:19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
Psalm 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Matthew 26:53 Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

Numerous and Heavy Afflictions

Job 19:12 His troops advance together; they construct a ramp against me and encamp around my tent.

Often Consisted of the Whole Effective Strength of Nations

Numbers 21:23 But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
1 Samuel 29:1 Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

Often Destroyed by Brought Their Idols with Them

1 Chronicles 14:12 There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David ordered that they be burned in the fire.

Often Destroyed by Supernatural Means

Joshua 10:11 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

Often Destroyed by Their Enemies

Exodus 17:13 So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.
Joshua 10:10 And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
Joshua 10:20 So Joshua and the Israelites continued to inflict a terrible slaughter until they had finished them off, and the remaining survivors retreated to the fortified cities.
Judges 11:33 With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites.
2 Samuel 18:7 There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day— twenty thousand men.
1 Kings 20:21 Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

Often Destroyed by Themselves Through Divine Intervention

Judges 7:22 And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
1 Samuel 14:15–16 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God. …
2 Chronicles 20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

Often Surprised Their Enemies

Joshua 8:2 And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
2 Chronicles 13:15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
Jeremiah 51:12 Raise a banner against the walls of Babylon; post the guard; station the watchmen; prepare the ambush. For the LORD has both devised and accomplished what He spoke against the people of Babylon.

Often Went on Foreign Service

Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
Jeremiah 50:3 For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”

Refusal to Obey the Summons, Instance of

Judges 21:5–11 The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death. …
Judges 20:1 Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.

Rendezvous of Cutting Oxen in Pieces, and Sending the Pieces Throughout Israel

1 Samuel 11:7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of …

Rendezvous of Sounding a Trumpet

Numbers 10:9 When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.
Judges 3:27 On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
Judges 6:34 So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
1 Samuel 13:3–4 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” …

Sent out Foraging Parties

2 Kings 5:2 At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.

The Church

Daniel 8:10–13 It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them. …
Song of Solomon 6:4 You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?

Toil and Fatigue often Endured By

Ezekiel 29:18 “Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.

Troops often Hired For

1 Chronicles 19:7 So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
2 Chronicles 25:6 He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

Who of the Israelites Were Subject to Service In

Numbers 1:2–3 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one. …
Numbers 26:2 “Take a census of the whole congregation of Israel by the houses of their fathers — all those twenty years of age or older who can serve in the army of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 25:5 Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found …

Who Were Exempt from Service In

Numbers 1:47–50 The Levites, however, were not numbered along with them by the tribe of their fathers. …
Numbers 2:33 But the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Deuteronomy 20:5–9 Furthermore, the officers are to address the army, saying, “Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man dedicate it. …
Judges 7:3 Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.