13 Bible Verses about Fighting
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Then came Amalek and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, "Choose out men and go fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill and the rod of God in mine hand." And Joshua did as Moses bade him, and fought with the Amalekites. And Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
And the Philistine said, "I have defied the host of Israel this day; give me a man and let us fight together."
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail him because of him. Thy servant will go and fight with his Philistine."
I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing. So fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus after the manner of men, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not again? "Let us eat and drink, tomorrow we shall die."
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members? Ye lust, and have not. Ye envy and have indignation, and cannot obtain. Ye fight and war, and have not, because ye ask not.
And there was great battle in heaven, Michael and his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels,
Topics on Fighting
Fighting Enemies
Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, "Who shall go up first unto the Cananites to fight against them?"
Fighting One Another
1 Kings 12:24'Thus sayeth the LORD: Go not, nor yet fight against your brethren the children of Israel, but return every man to his house, for this doing is of the LORD.'" And they obeyed the word of the LORD and returned and departed according to the word of the LORD.
Fighting Together
Judges 1:3Then Judah said unto Simeon his brother, "Come with me into my lot, and let us fight against the Cananites: And I likewise will go with thee into thy lot." And so Simeon went with him.
Stopping Fighting
Isaiah 14:4Then shalt thou use this mockage upon the king of Babylon, and say: How happeneth that the oppressor leaveth off? Is the gold tribute come to an end?
Trumpets To Stop Fighting
2 Samuel 2:28And therewith Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued after Israel no more nor fought no more.