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At this time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Genesis Chapter 14: Verses 1 - 2
The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.
Exodus Chapter 15: Verse 3
The LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. He said:
"Take a census of the whole Israelite community by their clans and families, listing every man by name, one by one.
You and Aaron are to number by their divisions all the men in Israel twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army.
Numbers Chapter 1: Verses 1 - 3
Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of fire, as you have, and lived?
Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
Deuteronomy Chapter 4: Verses 33 - 34
When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can eat their fruit. Do not cut them down. Are the trees of the field people, that you should besiege them?
However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.
Deuteronomy Chapter 20: Verses 19 - 20
When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,
if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife.
Bring her into your home and have her shave her head, trim her nails
and put aside the clothes she was wearing when captured. After she has lived in your house and mourned her father and mother for a full month, then you may go to her and be her husband and she shall be your wife.
Deuteronomy Chapter 21: Verses 10 - 13
If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.
Deuteronomy Chapter 24: Verse 5
So Joshua took this entire land: the hill country, all the Negev, the whole region of Goshen, the western foothills, the Arabah and the mountains of Israel with their foothills,
from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, to Baal Gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.
Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle.
For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Joshua Chapter 11: Verses 16 - 20
And when the Israelites heard that they had built the altar on the border of Canaan at Geliloth near the Jordan on the Israelite side,
the whole assembly of Israel gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.
Joshua Chapter 22: Verses 11 - 12
But when they cried out to the LORD, he raised up for them a deliverer, Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, who saved them.
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, so that he became Israel's judge and went to war. The LORD gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.
Judges Chapter 3: Verses 9 - 10
Some time later, when the Ammonites made war on Israel,
the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
Judges Chapter 11: Verses 4 - 5
All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.
1 Samuel Chapter 14: Verse 52
One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him."
1 Samuel Chapter 16: Verse 18
Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well.
1 Samuel Chapter 18: Verse 5
Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.
1 Samuel Chapter 19: Verse 8
And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men.
1 Samuel Chapter 23: Verse 8
Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" "I am in great distress," Saul said. "The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do."
1 Samuel Chapter 28: Verse 15
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
2 Samuel Chapter 3: Verse 1
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.
2 Samuel Chapter 3: Verse 6
he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze.
2 Samuel Chapter 8: Verse 10
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.
2 Samuel Chapter 11: Verse 7
Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted.
2 Samuel Chapter 21: Verse 15
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
2 Samuel Chapter 22: Verses 33 - 35
"You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the LORD his God until the LORD put his enemies under his feet.
1 Kings Chapter 5: Verse 3
There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
1 Kings Chapter 14: Verse 30
As for the other events of Abijah's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
1 Kings Chapter 15: Verse 7
There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.
1 Kings Chapter 15: Verse 16
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the eyes of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for he was related by marriage to Ahab's family.
Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram;
2 Kings Chapter 8: Verses 26 - 28
Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem and besieged Ahaz, but they could not overpower him.
2 Kings Chapter 16: Verse 5
When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
2 Kings Chapter 19: Verse 8
But this word of the LORD came to me: 'You have shed much blood and have fought many wars. You are not to build a house for my Name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
1 Chronicles Chapter 22: Verse 8
The other events in Jotham's reign, including all his wars and the other things he did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
2 Chronicles Chapter 27: Verse 7
Rebuke the beast among the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations. Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
Psalms Chapter 68: Verse 30
Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Psalms Chapter 144: Verse 1
Make plans by seeking advice; if you wage war, obtain guidance.
Proverbs Chapter 20: Verse 18
for waging war you need guidance, and for victory many advisers.
Proverbs Chapter 24: Verse 6
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 3: Verse 8
all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.
Song of Solomon Chapter 3: Verse 8
He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Isaiah Chapter 2: Verse 4
The LORD will march out like a mighty man, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
Isaiah Chapter 42: Verse 13
"Inquire now of the LORD for us because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the LORD will perform wonders for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us."
But Jeremiah answered them, "Tell Zedekiah,
'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn against you the weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside the wall besieging you. And I will gather them inside this city.
Jeremiah Chapter 21: Verses 2 - 4
In the last days the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.
Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Micah Chapter 4: Verses 1 - 3
For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive many.
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Matthew Chapter 24: Verses 5 - 8
"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
Luke Chapter 14: Verse 31
No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs,he wants to please his commanding officer.
2 Timothy Chapter 2: Verse 4
And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Revelation Chapter 12: Verse 7
Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring,those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation Chapter 12: Verse 17
Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?"
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months.
He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
Revelation Chapter 13: Verses 4 - 7
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.
Revelation Chapter 19: Verse 11
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
Revelation Chapter 19: Verse 19
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