Thematic Bible: Armies
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Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
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Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
When He got back to Capernaum, a Roman military captain came up to Him and kept begging Him,
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But the captain answered, "I am not fit for you to come under my roof, but simply speak the word, and my servant-boy will be cured.
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And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son."
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There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,
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When the captain saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "He certainly was an innocent man!"
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Now at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a colonel in what was known as the Italian regiment,
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After the angel who had spoken to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants, and a religious soldier who was one of his devoted attendants,
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They answered, "Cornelius, a colonel in the army, an upright man and one who reveres God, and a man of high reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to listen to a message you would bring."
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So he at once got together some soldiers and captains and hurried down against them, but as soon as they saw the colonel and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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When the captain heard that, he went to the colonel and reported it. Then he asked him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
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So Paul called one of the captains and said, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him."
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Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight."
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He ordered the captain to keep Paul in custody but to let him have freedom and not to prevent his friends from showing him kindness.
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When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.
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But the colonel was influenced by the pilot and the captain of the ship rather than by what Paul said.
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but the colonel wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from carrying out this plan, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest to follow,
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When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
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Armies » Enumeration of israel's military forces
Armies » Illustrative of » The church
Armies » Illustrative of » Multitudes of angels
Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand angels?
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Armies » March in ranks » Move, in attack, in three divisions
Armies » Often destroyed by » Themselves through divine intervention
Armies » Of different nations often confederated
Armies » Commenced battles with a shout
Armies » Furnished with standards
Armies » Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished
Armies » March in ranks » Standing armies
Armies » Often surprised their enemies
Armies » How officered » Commander-in-chief
Armies » Compared to » Locusts
Out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, but the power that was given to them was like the power of earthly scorpions.
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The locusts look like horses armed for battle; on their heads were what appeared to be crowns of gold; their faces were like human faces;
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Armies » March in ranks » Standards
Armies » Captains of thousands
Armies » Captains of hundreds
Armies » Figurative
The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard their number.
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Armies » Often destroyed by » Their enemies
Armies » Compared to » Overflowing torrents
Armies » Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage
Armies » March in ranks » Orders delivered with trumpets
Armies » Generals of corps and divisions
Armies » Troops often hired for
Armies » Employed in » Fighting battles
Armies » Who were exempt from service in
Armies » March in ranks » Champions fight instead of
Armies » March in ranks » Determine royal succession
Armies » Rendezvous of » Methods employed in effecting » Sounding a trumpet
Armies » Encamped » In the open fields
Armies » Were composed of » Bowmen and slingers
Armies » March in ranks » Mercenaries
Armies » Employed in » Besieging cities
Armies » Compared to » Caterpillars
Armies » Called the » Bands
Armies » March in ranks » Decoy
Armies » Were led by » Experienced captains
Armies » Marched » With rapidity
Armies » Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations
Armies » Often went on foreign service
Armies » In latter ages received pay
Then some soldiers too were asking him, "What ought we too to do?" So he said to them, "Never extort money from anyone, never make a false accusation, and always be satisfied with your wages."
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What soldier ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of its grapes? Who shepherds a flock and does not drink any of the milk the flock produces?
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Armies » Often destroyed by » Supernatural means
Armies » March in ranks » A promotion
Armies » Were led by » Kings in person
Armies » Devastation occasioned by
Armies » Fear occasioned by
Armies » Divided the spoil
Armies » Were composed of » Cavalry
Armies » March in ranks » Escort duty performed by
Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight." He further told them to provide horses for Paul to ride, so as to bring him in safety to Felix, the governor, to whom
So the soldiers took Paul, as they had been ordered to do, and brought him by night as far as Antipatris. The next day they returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted men to go on with him; they, on reaching Caesarea, delivered the letter to the governor and turned Paul over to him, too.
Armies » Called the » Wings of a nation
Armies » Encamped » Before cities
Armies » Marched » Often in open line
Armies » Ancient, often numerous
Armies » Compared to » Grasshoppers
Armies » Were composed of » War-chariots
Armies » March in ranks » Ark taken to battle
Armies » Called the » Hosts
Armies » Who of the israelites were subject to service in
Armies » Were composed of » Spearmen or heavy troops
Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight."
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Armies » Marched » With order and precision
Armies » Generally in three divisions
Armies » March in ranks » Check roll-call
Armies » March in ranks » Battle shouts
Armies » March in ranks » Night attacks
Armies » March in ranks » The king offers his daughter
Armies » March in ranks » Uniforms of
Armies » Refusal to obey the summons, instance of
Armies » March in ranks » Unusual winter campaign
Armies » March in ranks » engines" used
Armies » March in ranks » Margin note)
Armies » Brought their idols with them
Armies » March in ranks » Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity
Armies » Called the » Power of kings
Armies » Levies for
Armies » March in ranks » Triumphs of, celebrated » With songs
Armies » Captains of fifties
Armies » Compared to » Clouds
Armies » Marched » With noise and tumult
Armies » March in ranks » Confidence in, vain
Armies » March in ranks » Of samaria
Armies » Compared to » Whirlwinds
Armies » Compared to » Flies
Armies » Antiquity of
Armies » March in ranks » Divided into "bands" (rv margin, cohorts,)
Now at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a colonel in what was known as the Italian regiment,
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When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.
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Armies » March in ranks » Jehoshaphat's victories
Armies » March in ranks » Divine assistance to » Samaria's deliverances
Armies » Began their campaigns in the spring
Armies » Toil and fatigue often endured by
Armies » March in ranks » Rewards for meritorious conduct » The general offers his daughter in marriage
Armies » March in ranks » Among the philistines
Armies » March in ranks » Army choir and songs
Armies » March in ranks » Divine assistance to » Sun stands still
Armies » March in ranks » Sacrifices
Armies » Employed in » Assaulting cities
Armies » March in ranks » David's attack upon the philistines
Armies » March in ranks » Celerity of action » Abraham, in pursuit of chedorlaomer
Armies » March in ranks » Ambushes at gibeah
Armies » March in ranks » A share the spoils
Armies » March in ranks » Forced marches
Armies » March in ranks » Purifications
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Armies » March in ranks » Divine assistance to » When aaron and hur held up moses' hands
Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
the colonel ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks, and told them to examine him by flogging, in order that he might find out why they were crying out against him in such a way. But when they had tied him for the flogging, Paul asked the captain who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman, and one who is uncondemned at that?" When the captain heard that, he went to the colonel and reported it. Then he asked him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen." read more.
So the colonel came to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes." Then the colonel said, "I paid a large sum for this citizenship of mine." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." So the men who were going to examine him left him at once, and the colonel himself was frightened when he learned that he was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.
So the colonel came to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes." Then the colonel said, "I paid a large sum for this citizenship of mine." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." So the men who were going to examine him left him at once, and the colonel himself was frightened when he learned that he was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.