55 Bible Verses about Battle

You will not fight in this battle. Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Don't be afraid and don't panic! Tomorrow march out toward them; the Lord is with you!'"

Who is this majestic king? The Lord who is strong and mighty! The Lord who is mighty in battle!

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise -- the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.

You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name.

If you go to war in your land against an adversary who opposes you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

The Lord will fight for you, and you can be still."

Get up, make your way across Wadi Arnon. Look! I have already delivered over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Go ahead! Take it! Engage him in war!

So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them, "Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?" They said, "Attack! The sovereign one will hand it over to the king."

Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!

for the Lord your God goes with you to fight on your behalf against your enemies to give you victory."

He has with him mere human strength, but the Lord our God is with us to help us and fight our battles!" The army was encouraged by the words of King Hezekiah of Judah.

When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry and troops who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

By David. O Lord, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!

Then the Lord will go to battle and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory is from the Lord.

He said: "Pay attention, all you people of Judah, residents of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: 'Don't be afraid and don't panic because of this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God's.

He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea.

The Lord emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power.

If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?

They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you," says the Lord.

"Babylon, you are my war club, my weapon for battle. I used you to smash nations. I used you to destroy kingdoms.

So come on, let's go ahead and attack it by night and destroy all its fortified buildings.'

Who will listen to you in this matter? The portion of the one who went down into the battle will be the same as the portion of the one who remained with the equipment! Let their portions be the same!"

They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him.

Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Today I am still as strong as when Moses sent me out. I can fight and go about my daily activities with the same energy I had then.

Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

Again, I observed this on the earth: the race is not always won by the swiftest, the battle is not always won by the strongest; prosperity does not always belong to those who are the wisest, wealth does not always belong to those who are the most discerning, nor does success always come to those with the most knowledge -- for time and chance may overcome them all.

I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

which I reserve for the time of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

Whenever Moses would raise his hands, then Israel prevailed, but whenever he would rest his hands, then Amalek prevailed.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating."

The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.

Divide the plunder into two parts, one for those who took part in the war -- who went out to battle -- and the other for all the community.

The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.

I am enraged at the shepherds and will punish the lead-goats. For the Lord who rules over all has brought blessing to his flock, the house of Judah, and will transform them into his majestic warhorse.

We have heard a report from the Lord. An envoy was sent among the nations, saying, "Arise! Let us make war against Edom!"

and said to him, "Your servants have taken a count of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, and not one is missing.

However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.

You have not gone up in the breaks in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the day of the Lord.

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel -- he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites.