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	Nave's—Armies

Armies of Israel, The

First mention of—Ex 7:4

COLLECTED BY

• Sound of trumpets
• —Jud 3:27; 6:34
• Special messengers
• —Jud 6:35; 2Sa 20:14
• Extraordinary means
• —Jud 19:29; 20:1; 1Sa 11:7

Enroled by the chief scribe—2Ki 25:19

CALLED

• The host
• —De 23:9; 1Sa 28:19
• The armies of the living God
• —1Sa 17:26
• Composed of infantry
• —Nu 11:21; Jud 5:15
• Horsemen and chariots introduced into, after David's reign
• —1Ki 1:5; 4:26

DIVIDED INTO

• Three divisions
• —Jud 7:16; 1Sa 11:11
• Van and rear
• —Jos 6:9
• Companies of thousands, &c
• —Nu 31:14; 2Ki 1:9,11; 1Ch 13:1; 27:1

Commanded by the captain of the host—2Sa 2:8; 17:25; 20:23

Often led by the king in person—1Sa 8:20; 15:4,5; 2Sa 12:29; 1Ki 22:1-53

INFERIOR OFFICERS OF, APPOINTED BY

• The chief officers
• —De 20:9
• The king
• —2Sa 18:1; 2Ch 25:5
• The captain of the host
• —2Sa 18:11; 2Ki 4:13

Persons liable to serve in—Nu 1:2,3

PERSONS EXEMPTED FROM SERVING IN

• Who had built a house
• —De 20:5
• Who had planted a vineyard
• —De 20:6
• Who were lately betrothed
• —De 20:7
• Who were newly married
• —De 24:5

Refusing to join, stigmatised—Jud 5:15-17

Refusing to join, often punished—Jud 21:5,8-11; 1Sa 11:7

The fearful allowed to leave—De 20:8; Jud 7:3

Sometimes consisted of the whole nation—Jud 20:11; 1Sa 11:7

Strict discipline observed in—Jos 7:16-21; 1Sa 14:24-44

Educated in the art of war—Isa 2:4; Mic 4:3

Often supplied with arms from public armouries—2Ch 11:12; 26:14

BEFORE GOING TO WAR

• Were numbered and reviewed
• —2Sa 18:1,2,4; 1Ki 10:15,27
• Required to keep from iniquity
• —De 23:9
• Consulted the Lord
• —Jud 1:1; 20:27,28
• Encouraged by their commanders
• —2Ch 20:20

Ark of God frequently brought with—Jos 6:6,7; 1Sa 4:4,5; 2Sa 11:11; 15:24

Attended by priest with trumpets—Nu 10:9; 31:6; 2Ch 13:13,14

Praises of God often sung before—2Ch 20:21,22

Often disposed to battle with Judgment, &c—2Sa 10:9

Bravery and fidelity in, rewarded—Jos 15:16; 1Sa 17:25; 18:17; 2Sa 18:11; 1Ch 11:6

Men selected from, for difficult enterprises—Ex 17:9; Nu 31:5,6; Jos 7:4; 8:3; Jud 7:5,6; 2Sa 17:1

Directed in their movements by God—Jos 8:1,2; Jud 1:2; 2Sa 5:25; 1Ch 14:16

With the aid of God all-powerful—Le 26:3,7,8; De 7:24; 32:30; Jos 1:5

Without God easily overcome—Le 26:17; Nu 14:42,45

MODE OF SUPPLYING

• Food brought by themselves
• —Jos 1:11
• Food sent by their families
• —1Sa 17:17
• Contribution levied
• —Jud 8:5; 1Sa 25:4-8
• By presents
• —2Sa 17:27-29

Congratulated on returning victorious—1Sa 18:6,7; Ex 15:1-21

Purified on returning from war—Nu 31:19-24

Disbanded after war—1Sa 13:2; 1Ki 22:36

Part of, retained in times of peace by the kings—1Sa 13:1,2; 1Ch 27:1-15