Reference: Band
Hastings
This spelling represents three historically distinct English words: (1) 'Band' in the sense of that which binds
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Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
And the skillfully woven band of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same workmanship, according to its work; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
And there was a hole in the top of the robe, as the hole of a garment, with a band round about the hole, that it should not tear.
And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus.
Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his hordes: and many people with you.
You shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many people with you.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they called together the whole band.
Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, 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