Thematic Bible: Armies
Thematic Bible
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Show 4 more verses
Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
And when He had arrived at Capernaum, a military officer approached Him, begging,
Verse Concepts
But the military officer answered, "Sir, I do not deserve for you to come into my house; just say the word and [I know] my slave-boy will be healed.
Verse Concepts
Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, "Truly this was the Son of God."
Verse Concepts
And a certain military officer's slave [was there], whom the officer highly valued. This slave was [so] sick that he was about to die.
Verse Concepts
And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men saw what had happened, he honored God [by] saying, "Certainly this man had [always] done what was right."
Verse Concepts
Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius. He was [a military man] in charge of one hundred soldiers and belonged to the "battalion of Italy."
Verse Concepts
When the angel who spoke with him had left, Cornelius called two of his house servants and a soldier who was devoted [to God], men who worked for him regularly,
Verse Concepts
They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]."
Verse Concepts
So, immediately he rushed down on the people with his soldiers and officers, and when the mob saw the commander and his soldiers [coming], they stopped beating Paul.
Verse Concepts
When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, "What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."
Verse Concepts
Show 7 more verses
So, Paul called for one of the officers and said [to him], "Take this young man to the commander; he has something [important] to tell him."
Verse Concepts
Then he called two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o'clock tonight." [Note: This was calculated according to Jewish time].
Verse Concepts
So, he ordered his officer to keep Paul in custody, yet with some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to his needs.
Verse Concepts
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.
Verse Concepts
But the military officer paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul was saying.
Verse Concepts
But the military officer, wanting to save Paul [from being killed], prevented them from doing this. [Instead] he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard and be the first to reach land.
Verse Concepts
When we entered Rome [itself] Paul was permitted to live alone except for a soldier who guarded him.
Verse Concepts
Armies » Enumeration of israel's military forces
Armies » Illustrative of » The church
Armies » Illustrative of » Multitudes of angels
Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]?
Verse Concepts
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
And locusts swarmed down out of the smoke to earth and they were given power like scorpions on earth have.
Verse Concepts
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads [they wore] what appeared to be golden crowns, and their faces looked like the faces of human beings.
Verse Concepts
Armies » March in ranks » Standards
Armies » Captains of thousands
Armies » Captains of hundreds
Armies » Figurative
And the armies of horsemen numbered two hundred million. I was told how many there were.
Verse Concepts
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
Some soldiers on duty also asked him, "And what must we do [i.e., to demonstrate our repentance]?" And he answered them, "Do not force people to give you money or accuse them falsely, and be content with your pay."
Verse Concepts
What soldier ever served [in the army] and paid his own expenses? Who [ever] planted a grape orchard and did not get to eat some of the grapes it produced? Or, who [ever] tended a flock of goats and did not get to drink some of the milk?
Verse Concepts
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 two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o'clock tonight." [Note: This was calculated according to Jewish time]. And he [also] requested that they furnish animals for Paul to ride so he could be brought safely to Felix, the governor.
So, the soldiers took charge of Paul and took him at night to Antipatris [Note: This was a town on the road between Jerusalem and Caesarea] as they were ordered. The next day the soldiers allowed the horsemen to go on with Paul, while they [themselves] returned to headquarters. When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul before him.
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 two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o'clock tonight." [Note: This was calculated according to Jewish time].
Verse Concepts
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 there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius. He was [a military man] in charge of one hundred soldiers and belonged to the "battalion of Italy."
Verse Concepts
And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.
Verse Concepts
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 commander ordered Paul to be brought to headquarters and requested that he be interrogated by means of a flogging, in order to learn the reason why people were shouting against him. Just as they were tying him up [in preparation] for the flogging, Paul said to the officer nearby, "Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman [citizen] before he has been [legally] condemned?" When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, "What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen." read more.
Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you [really] a Roman citizen?" Paul said, "Yes." The commander answered, "It cost me a large sum of money to obtain this [right of] citizenship." Paul replied, "But I am a Roman citizen by birth." Then those who were about to interrogate Paul [with whips] immediately left him, and the commander also became fearful when he realized that he had chained a Roman citizen [illegally].
Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you [really] a Roman citizen?" Paul said, "Yes." The commander answered, "It cost me a large sum of money to obtain this [right of] citizenship." Paul replied, "But I am a Roman citizen by birth." Then those who were about to interrogate Paul [with whips] immediately left him, and the commander also became fearful when he realized that he had chained a Roman citizen [illegally].