Topical Bible

Bible verses about Armies

Scripture references about Armies, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.

Armies in Nave's Topical Bible

Who of the Israelites were subject to service in: Nu 1:2,3; 26:2; 2Ch 25:5
Who were exempt from service in: Nu 1:47-50; 2:33; De 20:5-9; Jud 7:3
Enumeration of Israel's military forces: Nu 1:2,3; 26:2; 1Sa 11:8; 2Sa 18:1,2; 24:1-9; 1Ki 20:15; 2Ch 25:5
Levies for: Nu 31:4; Jud 20:10
Compulsory service in: 1Sa 14:52
See: COWARDICE
How officered
Commander-in-chief: 1Sa 14:50; 2Sa 2:8; 8:16; 17:25; 19:13; 20:23
Generals of corps and divisions: Nu 2:3,31; 1Ch 27:1-22; 2Ch 17:12-19
Captains of thousands: Nu 31:14,48; 1Sa 17:18; 1Ch 28:1; 2Ch 25:5
Captains of hundreds: Nu 31:14,48; 2Ki 11:15; 1Ch 28:1; 2Ch 25:5
Captains of fifties: 2Ki 1:9; Isa 3:3
See: CAVALRY
See: CHARIOTS
Rendezvous of
Methods employed in effecting
Sounding a trumpet: Nu 10:9; Jud 3:27; 6:34; 1Sa 13:3,4
Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel: 1Sa 11:7
Refusal to obey the summons, instance of: Jud 21:5-11; with 20
Tactics
1. Camp and march: Nu 2
2. March in ranks: Ex 13:18
Margin note): 1Ch 12:33; Joe 2:7
Move, in attack, in three divisions: Jud 7:16; 9:43; 1Sa 11:11; 13:17,18; 2Sa 18:2; Job 1:17
Flanks called wings: Isa 8:8
See: STRATEGY
Orders delivered with trumpets: 2Sa 2:28; 18:16; 20:1,22; Ne 4:18,20
Stratagems
Ambushes, at Ai: Jos 8:2-22
Ambushes at Shechem: Jud 9:25,34
Ambushes at Gibeah: Jud 20:29-43
Ambushes at Zemaraim: 2Ch 13:13
By Jehoshaphat: 2Ch 20:22
Reconnoissances
Of Jericho: Jos 2:1-24
Of Ai: Jos 7:2,3
Of Beth-el: Jud 1:23,24
Of Laish: Jud 18:2-10
Night attacks: Ge 14:15; Jud 7:16-22
Decoy: Jos 8:4-22; Jud 20:29-43; Ne 6
Unusual winter campaign: 2Sa 11:1; 1Ch 20:1
Delay: 2Sa 17:7-14
Celerity of action
Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer: Ge 14:14,15
Joshua, against the Amorites: Jos 10:6,9
The confederated kings: Jos 11:7
David's attack upon the Philistines: 2Sa 5:23-25
Forced marches: Isa 5:26,27
Sieges: Jer 39:1
Of Jericho: Jos 6
Of Samaria: 2Ki 6:24-33; 7
Of Jerusalem: 2Ki 25:1-3
“ Engines” used: 2Ch 26:15; Jer 6:6
Margin): Eze 26:9
Fortifications: Jud 9:31; 2Sa 5:9; 2Ki 25:1; 2Ch 11:11; 26:9; Ne 3:8; 4:2; Isa 22:10; 25:12; 29:3; 32:14; Jer 6:6; 32:24; 33:4; 51:53; Eze 4:2; 17:17; 21:22; 26:8; 33:27; Da 11:15,19; Na 2:1; 3:14
Standards: Nu 2:2,3,10,17,18,25,31,34; 10:14,18,22,25
Uniforms of: Eze 23:6,12; Na 2:3
Standing armies: 1Sa 13:2; 1Ch 27; 2Ch 1:14; 17:12-19; 26:11-15
Religious ceremonies attending
Seeking counsel from God before battle: Nu 27:21; Jud 1:1; 1Sa 14:19,37-41; 23:2-12; 30:8; 2Sa 2:1; 5:19,23; 1Ki 22:7-28; 2Ki 3:11-19; 1Ch 14:10,14; Jer 37:7-10
Sacrifices: 1Sa 13:11,12
Purifications: Nu 31:19-24
Holiness enjoined: De 23:9
Officers consecrate themselves to God: 2Ch 17:16
Army choir and songs: 2Ch 20:21,22
Ark taken to battle: Jos 6:6,7,13; 1Sa 4:4-11
Divine assistance to
When Aaron and Hur held up Moses' hands: Ex 17:11,12
In siege of Jericho: Jos 6
Sun stands still: Jos 10:11-14
Gideon's victory: Jud 7
Samaria's deliverances: 1Ki 20; 2Ki 7
Jehoshaphat's victories: 2Ki 3; 2Ch 20
Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians: 2Ki 19:35
Determine royal succession: 2Sa 2:8-10; 1Ki 16:16; 2Ki 11:4-12
Composed of insurgents: 1Sa 22:1,2
Mercenaries: 2Sa 10:6; 1Ch 19:6,7; 2Ch 25:5,6
Confederated: Jos 10:1-5; 11:1-5; Jud 1:3; 2Sa 10:6,15,16,19; 1Ki 15:20; 22:1-4; 2Ki 16:9; 18:19-21; 1Ch 19:6,7; 2Ch 16:2-9; 18:1,3; 20:1; 22:5; 28:16,20; Ps 83:1-12; Isa 7:1-9; 8:9-12; 54:15
Exhorted before battle: De 20:1-9
Battle shouts: Jud 7:18; 1Sa 17:20,52
Triumphs of, celebrated
With songs: Jud 5; 1Sa 18:6,7
With music: 2Ch 20:28
With dancing: 1Sa 18:6,7
Rewards for meritorious conduct
The general offers his daughter in marriage: Jos 15:16,17
The king offers his daughter: 1Sa 17:25; 18:17-28
A promotion: 2Sa 23:8-39; 1Ch 11:6,10-47
A share the spoils: Nu 31:25-47
Children instructed in military arts: 2Sa 1:18
Insubordination in, punished, Achan: Jos 7
Check roll-call: 1Sa 14:17; Nu 31:48,49
Panics: Isa 30:17
Among the Midianites: Jud 7:21
Among the Philistines: 1Sa 14:15-19
Among the Syrians: 2Ki 7:7-15
Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity: 1Sa 14:20; 31:4-6
Champions fight instead of: 1Sa 17:8-53; 2Sa 2:14-17; 21:15-22
Confidence in, vain: Ps 33:16; 44:6
Escort duty performed by: 2Ki 1:9; Ac 23:23,24,31-33
Roman army
Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of: Ac 22:24-29
Centurions: Mt 8:5,8; 27:54; Lu 7:2; 23:47; Ac 10:1,7,22; 21:32; 22:26; 23:17,23; 24:23; 27:1,11,43; 28:16
Divided into “bands” (R. V. margin, cohorts,): Ac 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: De 33:2; 2Ki 6:17; Ps 34:7; 68:17; Re 9:16

Armies in Torrey's Topical Textbook

Antiquity of: Ge 14:1-8
Ancient, often numerous: Jos 11:4; 1Sa 13:5
Of different nations often confederated: Jos 9:2; 10:5; Jud 3:13; 1Ki 20:1
Troops often hired for: 1Ch 19:7; 2Ch 25:6
WERE COMPOSED OF
Bowmen and slingers: 1Ch 12:2; Jer 4:29
Spearmen or heavy troops: Ps 68:30; Ac 23:23
Cavalry: Ex 14:9; 1Ki 20:20
War chariots: Jos 17:16; Jud 4:3
Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations: Nu 21:23; 1Sa 29:1
Furnished with standards: So 6:4; Isa 10:18; Jer 4:21
Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage
Jud 7:12: 2Ki 7:7; Eze 23:2
Generally in three divisions: Ge 14:15; Job 1:17
WERE LED BY
Kings in person: 2Ki 18:13; 25:1
Experienced captains: 2Ki 18:17,24
CALLED THE
Wings of a nation: Isa 8:8; Jer 48:40
Power of Kings: 2Ch 32:9
Hosts: Jos 10:5; Jud 8:10
Bands: 2Ki 24:2; 1Ch 7:4
Began their campaigns in the spring: 2Sa 11:1
Often went on foreign service: Jer 5:15; 50:3
MARCHED
Often in open line: Hab 1:6,8
With order and precision: Isa 5:27; Joe 2:7,8
With rapidity: Jer 48:40; Hab 1:8
With noise and tumult: Isa 17:12,13; Joe 2:5
EMPLOYED IN
Fighting battles: 1Sa 17:2,3; 1Ch 19:17
Besieging cities: De 20:12; Isa 29:3
Assaulting cities: Jos 7:3,4; Jud 9:45
Often surprised their enemies: Jos 8:2; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:12
Commenced battles with a shout: 1Sa 17:20; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:14
Toil and fatigue often endured by: Eze 29:18
Divided the spoil: Ex 15:9; Zec 14:1
Sent out foraging parties: 2Ki 5:2
Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished: Jer 50:42; La 5:11-13; Am 1:13
Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance: Isa 13:5
In latter ages received pay: Lu 3:14; 1Co 9:7
ENCAMPED
In the open fields: 2Sa 11:11; 1Ch 11:15
Before cities: Jos 10:5; 1Sa 11:1
Fear occasioned by: Nu 22:3; Jer 6:25
Devastation occasioned by: Isa 37:18; Jer 5:17
OFTEN DESTROYED BY
Their enemies: Ex 17:13; Jos 10:10,20; Jud 11:33; 2Sa 18:7; 1Ki 20:21
Themselves through divine intervention
Jud 7:22: 1Sa 14:15,16; 2Ch 20:23
Supernatural means: Jos 10:11; 2Ki 19:35
Brought their idols with them: 1Ch 14:12
COMPARED TO
Whirlwinds: Jer 25:32
Waters of a river: Isa 8:7
Caterpillars: Jer 51:14,27
Grasshoppers
Jud 6:3-5: 7:12
Locusts: Isa 33:4; Re 9:3,7
Flies: Isa 7:18,19
Clouds: Eze 38:9-16
Overflowing torrents: Isa 28:2; Da 11:10,26
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Multitudes of angels: 1Ki 22:19; Ps 148:2; Da 4:35; Mt 26:53
The Church: Da 8:10-13; So 6:4,10
Numerous and heavy afflictions: Job 19:12