ARMIES
Who of the Israelites were subject to service in NUM 1:2,3; 26:2; 2CH 25:5
Who were exempt from service in NUM 1:47-50; 2:33; DEU 20:5-9; JDG 7:3
Enumeration of Israel's military forces NUM 1:2,3; 26:2; 1SA 11:8; 2SA 18:1,2; 24:1-9; 1KI 20:15; 2CH 25:5
Levies for NUM 31:4; JDG 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 NUM 2:3,31; 1CH 27:1-22; 2CH 17:12-19
Captains of thousands NUM 31:14,48; 1SA 17:18; 1CH 28:1; 2CH 25:5
Captains of hundreds NUM 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 NUM 10:9; JDG 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 JDG 21:5-11; with 20
Tactics
1. Camp and march NUM 2
2. March in ranks EXO 13:18
Margin note) 1CH 12:33; JOL 2:7
Move, in attack, in three divisions JDG 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; NEH 4:18,20
Stratagems
Ambushes, at Ai JOS 8:2-22
Ambushes at Shechem JDG 9:25,34
Ambushes at Gibeah JDG 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 JDG 1:23,24
Of Laish JDG 18:2-10
Night attacks GEN 14:15; JDG 7:16-22
Decoy JOS 8:4-22; JDG 20:29-43; NEH 6
Unusual winter campaign 2SA 11:1; 1CH 20:1
Delay 2SA 17:7-14
Celerity of action
Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer GEN 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); EZK 26:9
Fortifications JDG 9:31; 2SA 5:9; 2KI 25:1; 2CH 11:11; 26:9; NEH 3:8; 4:2; ISA 22:10; 25:12; 29:3; 32:14; JER 6:6; 32:24; 33:4; 51:53; EZK 4:2; 17:17; 21:22; 26:8; 33:27; DAN 11:15,19; NAM 2:1; 3:14
Standards NUM 2:2,3,10,17,18,25,31,34; 10:14,18,22,25
Uniforms of EZK 23:6,12; NAM 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 NUM 27:21; JDG 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 NUM 31:19-24
Holiness enjoined DEU 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 EXO 17:11,12
In siege of Jericho JOS 6
Sun stands still JOS 10:11-14
Gideon's victory JDG 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; JDG 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; PSA 83:1-12; ISA 7:1-9; 8:9-12; 54:15
Exhorted before battle DEU 20:1-9
Battle shouts JDG 7:18; 1SA 17:20,52
Triumphs of, celebrated
With songs JDG 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 NUM 31:25-47
Children instructed in military arts 2SA 1:18
Insubordination in, punished, Achan JOS 7
Check roll-call 1SA 14:17; NUM 31:48,49
Panics ISA 30:17
Among the Midianites JDG 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 PSA 33:16; 44:6
Escort duty performed by 2KI 1:9; ACT 23:23,24,31-33
Roman army
Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of ACT 22:24-29
Centurions MAT 8:5,8; 27:54; LUK 7:2; 23:47; ACT 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,) ACT 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 DEU 33:2; 2KI 6:17; PSA 34:7; 68:17; REV 9:16
