Reference: Band
Hastings
This spelling represents three historically distinct English words: (1) 'Band' in the sense of that which binds
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Feeling mounting terror and distress, Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, doing the same with the flocks, the cattle, and the camels.
The skillfully woven band that is on it is to be made like it, that is, of one piece with it, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine woven linen.
The opening of the robe was in the middle, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening so it would not be torn.
He raised an army and commanded a gang of raiders after David had eliminated those who lived in Zobah. Rezon and his army moved to Damascus, remained there, and Rezon ruled from Damascus.
Gomer with all its troops, and the household of Togarmah from the remotest parts of the north with all its troops many people will accompany you.
You'll arise suddenly, like a tornado, coming like a windstorm to cover the land, you and all your soldiers with you, along with many nations."'"
Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the imperial headquarters and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him.
The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) and called out the whole guard.
So Judas took a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
Then the soldiers, along with their commander and the Jewish officers, arrested Jesus and tied him up.
Now in Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
The crowd was trying to kill Paul when a report reached the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Smith
Band.
The "band of Roman soldiers" referred to in
and elsewhere was the tenth part of a legion. It was called a "cohort," and numbered 400 to 600 men. [See ARMY]
See Army