13 Bible Verses about Fighting
Most Relevant Verses
Amalek came and attacked Israel in Rephidim. So Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." So Joshua fought against Amalek just as Moses had instructed him;and Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Then the Philistine said, "I defy Israel's troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!"
David said to Saul, "Don't let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"
If from a human point of view I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what did it benefit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
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.
Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you? You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;
Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Topics on Fighting
Fighting Enemies
Judges 1:1After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, "Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?"
Fighting One Another
1 Kings 12:24The Lord says this: "Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen."'" They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do.
Fighting Together
Judges 1:3The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon, "Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites. Then we will go with you into your allotted land." So the men of Simeon went with them.
Stopping Fighting
Isaiah 14:4you will taunt the king of Babylon with these words: "Look how the oppressor has met his end! Hostility has ceased!
Trumpets To Stop Fighting
2 Samuel 2:28Then Joab blew the ram's horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.