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Armies

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
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• AMBUSH
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• CAVALRY
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• FORT
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• GARRISON
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• HERALD
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• HOSTAGE
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• NAVY
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• RECONNOISSANCE
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• SIEGE
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• SOLDIERS
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• SPIES
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• STANDARD
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• STRATEGY
• See
• TRUCE
• See
• WAR

FIGURATIVE—De 33:2; 2Ki 6:17; Ps 34:7; 68:17; Re 9:16