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 camels, into two bands;
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to its work; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
And there was a hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band around the hole, that it should not rend.
And he gathered men to him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt in it, and reigned in Damascus.
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered to him the whole band of soldiers.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they call together the whole band;
Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither 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 Cesarea, called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to 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