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Armies
(From Nave's Topical Bible)

Who of the Israelites were subject to service in Numbers 1:2,3; 26:2; 2 Chronicles 25:5 Who were exempt from service in Numbers 1:47-50; 2:33; Deuteronomy 20:5-9; Judges 7:3 Enumeration of Israel’s military forces Numbers 1:2,3; 26:2; 1 Samuel 11:8; 2 Samuel 18:1,2; 24:1-9; 1 Kings 20:15; 2 Chronicles 25:5 Levies for Numbers 31:4; Judges 20:10 Compulsory service in 1 Samuel 14:52 See COWARDICE How officered Commander-in-chief 1 Samuel 14:50; 2 Samuel 2:8; 8:16; 17:25; 19:13; 20:23 Generals of corps and divisions Numbers 2:3,31; 1 Chronicles 27:1-22; 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 Captains of thousands Numbers 31:14,48; 1 Samuel 17:18; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 25:5 Captains of hundreds Numbers 31:14,48; 2 Kings 11:15; 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 25:5 Captains of fifties 2 Kings 1:9; Isaiah 3:3 See CAVALRY See CHARIOTS Rendezvous of (methods employed in effecting) Sounding a trumpet Numbers 10:9; Judges 3:27; 6:34; 1 Samuel 13:3,4 Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel 1 Samuel 11:7 Refusal to obey the summons, instance of Judges 21:5-11; 20 Tactics Camp and march Numbers 2 March in ranks Exodus 13:18 Margin note) 1 Chronicles 12:33; Joel 2:7 Move, in attack, in three divisions Judges 7:16; 9:43; 1 Samuel 11:11; 13:17,18; 2 Samuel 18:2; Job 1:17 Flanks called wings Isaiah 8:8 See STRATEGY Orders delivered with trumpets 2 Samuel 2:28; 18:16; 20:1,22; Nehemiah 4:18,20 Stratagems Ambushes, at Ai Joshua 8:2-22 Ambushes at Shechem Judges 9:25,34 Ambushes at Gibeah Judges 20:29-43 Ambushes at Zemaraim 2 Chronicles 13:13 By Jehoshaphat 2 Chronicles 20:22 Reconnoissances Of Jericho Joshua 2:1-24 Of Ai Joshua 7:2,3 Of Beth-el Judges 1:23,24 Of Laish Judges 18:2-10 Night attacks Genesis 14:15; Judges 7:16-22 Decoy Joshua 8:4-22; Judges 20:29-43; Nehemiah 6 Unusual winter campaign 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Chronicles 20:1 Delay 2 Samuel 17:7-14 Celerity of action Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer Genesis 14:14,15 Joshua, against the Amorites Joshua 10:6,9 The confederated kings Joshua 11:7 David’s attack upon the Philistines 2 Samuel 5:23-25 Forced marches Isaiah 5:26,27 Sieges Jeremiah 39:1 Of Jericho Joshua 6 Of Samaria 2 Kings 6:24-33; 7 Of Jerusalem 2 Kings 25:1-3 "Engines" used 2 Chronicles 26:15; Jeremiah 6:6 Margin; Ezekiel 26:9 Fortifications Judges 9:31; 2 Samuel 5:9; 2 Kings 25:1; 2 Chronicles 11:11; 26:9; Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 4:2; Isaiah 22:10; 25:12; 29:3; 32:14; Jeremiah 6:6; 32:24; 33:4; 51:53; Ezekiel 4:2; 17:17; 21:22; 26:8; 33:27; Daniel 11:15,19; Nahum 2:1; 3:14 Standards Numbers 2:2,3,10,17,18,25,31,34; 10:14,18,22,25 Uniforms of Ezekiel 23:6,12; Nahum 2:3 Standing armies 1 Samuel 13:2; 1 Chronicles 27; 2 Chronicles 1:14; 17:12-19; 26:11-15 Religious ceremonies attending Seeking counsel from God before battle Numbers 27:21; Judges 1:1; 1 Samuel 14:19,37-41; 23:2-12; 30:8; 2 Samuel 2:1; 5:19,23; 1 Kings 22:7-28; 2 Kings 3:11-19; 1 Chronicles 14:10,14; Jeremiah 37:7-10 Sacrifices 1 Samuel 13:11,12 Purifications Numbers 31:19-24 Holiness enjoined Deuteronomy 23:9 Officers consecrate themselves to God 2 Chronicles 17:16 Army choir and songs 2 Chronicles 20:21,22 Ark taken to battle Joshua 6:6,7,13; 1 Samuel 4:4-11 Divine assistance to When Aaron and Hur held up Moses’ hands Exodus 17:11,12 In siege of Jericho Joshua 6 Sun stands still Joshua 10:11-14 Gideon’s victory Judges 7 Samaria’s deliverances 1 Kings 20; 2 Kings 7 Jehoshaphat’s victories 2 Kings 3; 2 Chronicles 20 Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians 2 Kings 19:35 Determine royal succession 2 Samuel 2:8-10; 1 Kings 16:16; 2 Kings 11:4-12 Composed of insurgents 1 Samuel 22:1,2 Mercenaries 2 Samuel 10:6; 1 Chronicles 19:6,7; 2 Chronicles 25:5,6 Confederated Joshua 10:1-5; 11:1-5; Judges 1:3; 2 Samuel 10:6,15,16,19; 1 Kings 15:20; 22:1-4; 2 Kings 16:9; 18:19-21; 1 Chronicles 19:6,7; 2 Chronicles 16:2-9; 18:1,3; 20:1; 22:5; 28:16,20; Psalms 83:1-12; Isaiah 7:1-9; 8:9-12; 54:15 Exhorted before battle Deuteronomy 20:1-9 Battle shouts Judges 7:18; 1 Samuel 17:20,52 Triumphs of, celebrated With songs Judges 5; 1 Samuel 18:6,7 With music 2 Chronicles 20:28 With dancing 1 Samuel 18:6,7 Rewards for meritorious conduct The general offers his daughter in marriage Joshua 15:16,17 The king offers his daughter 1 Samuel 17:25; 18:17-28 A promotion 2 Samuel 23:8-39; 1 Chronicles 11:6,10-47 A share the spoils Numbers 31:25-47 Children instructed in military arts 2 Samuel 1:18 Insubordination in, punished, Achan Joshua 7 Check roll-call 1 Samuel 14:17; Numbers 31:48,49 Panics Isaiah 30:17 Among the Midianites Judges 7:21 Among the Philistines 1 Samuel 14:15-19 Among the Syrians 2 Kings 7:7-15 Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity 1 Samuel 14:20; 31:4-6 Champions fight instead of 1 Samuel 17:8-53; 2 Samuel 2:14-17; 21:15-22 Confidence in, vain Psalms 33:16; 44:6 Escort duty performed by 2 Kings 1:9; Acts 23:23,24,31-33 Roman army Captains (RSV margin, military tribunes) of Acts 22:24-29 Centurions Matthew 8:5,8; 27:54; Luke 7:2; 23:47; Acts 10:1,7,22; 21:32; Acts 22:26; 23:17,23; 24:23; 27:1,11,43; 28:16 Divided into "bands" (RSV margin, cohorts,) Acts 10:1; 27:1 For other than armies of the Israelites and Romans See AMALEKITES See ASSYRIA See BABYLON See EGYPTIANS See MIDIANITES See PERSIA See SYRIA For commissaries of See COMMISSARY For weapons used See ARMOR See AMBUSH See CAVALRY See FORT See GARRISON See HERALD See HOSTAGE See NAVY See RECONNOISSANCE See SIEGE See SOLDIERS See SPIES See STANDARD See STRATEGY See TRUCE See WAR FIGURATIVE Deuteronomy 33:2; 2 Kings 6:17; Psalms 34:7; 68:17; Revelation 9:16

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