Thematic Bible: Before going to war
Thematic Bible
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Were numbered and reviewed
Then David mustered the people who [were] with him, and he appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. David sent forth a third of the troops {under the command of Joab}, and a third {under the command of Abishai}, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the remaining third {under the command of Ittai} the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, "I, even I, {will certainly go out} with you."
The king said to them, "I will do what seems good in your eyes." So the king stood at the side of the gate [while] all of the troops went out by hundreds and by thousands.
apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.
The king made the silver in Jerusalem as the stones, and the cedars he made as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah in abundance.
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Consulted the lord
And the {Israelites} inquired of Yahweh (In those days the ark of the covenant of God [was] there, and Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, [was] standing {before it} [to minister] in those days), saying, "Should we go out once more to battle against the descendants of Benjamin our relatives, or should we stop?" And Yahweh said, "Go up tomorrow; I will give them into your hand."
After the death of Joshua, the {Israelites} inquired of Yahweh, saying, "Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?"
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Encouraged by their commanders
And they rose up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, and you shall be established! Believe in his prophets, and you shall succeed!"
the Armies of israel » Before going to war » Required to keep from iniquity
"If you go out to encamp against your enemies, then you shall guard against [doing] anything evil.
the Burnt offering » Was offered » Before going to war
So Samuel took a single {nursing lamb} and sacrificed [it] as a whole burnt offering to Yahweh. Then Samuel cried out to Yahweh on behalf of Israel, and Yahweh answered him.