23 Bible Verses about Ready For War

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

{A Psalm of David.} Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet.

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?