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 captain came up and appealed to him,
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But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured.
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And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!"
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A Roman captain had a slave whom he thought a great deal of, and the slave was sick and at the point of death.
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When the captain saw what had happened he praised God, and said, "This man was really innocent!"
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There was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in what was known as the Italian regiment.
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When the angel who had spoken to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants, and a devout soldier who was one of his personal attendants,
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They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."
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He immediately got some officers and men and hurried down among them, and when they saw the colonel and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.
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Upon hearing this, the officer went to the colonel and reported it. "What do you propose to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."
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Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "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 officers and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted men and two hundred spear-men, by nine o'clock tonight."
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He ordered the officer to keep Paul in custody, but to allow him some freedom, and not to prevent his friends from looking after him.
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When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were turned over to an officer of the Imperial regiment, named Julius.
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But the officer was more influenced by the pilot and the captain than by what Paul had to say,
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but the officer wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from doing this, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
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When we reached Rome, Paul was given permission to live by himself, with 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 I cannot appeal to my Father, and he would at once furnish me more than twelve legions of 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 locusts descended upon the earth, but with powers like those of earthly scorpions.
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In appearance the locusts were like war-horses armed for battle; on their heads were what appeared to be crowns like 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 hosts of horsemen was twice 10,000 times 10,000; 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
And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."
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What soldier ever pays his expenses out of his own pay? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat any of the grapes? Who tends a flock and does not get any of the milk?
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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 officers and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted men and two hundred spear-men, by nine o'clock tonight." They were also to provide horses for Paul to ride, so that they might take him in safety to Felix, the governor,
Then the soldiers took Paul, as they had been ordered to do, and escorted him as far as Antipatris that night. The next day, they returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted men to go on with him, and they on reaching Caesarea delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to 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 in two of his officers and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted men and two hundred spear-men, by 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,)
There was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in what was known as the Italian regiment.
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When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were turned over to an officer 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 brought into the barracks, and gave directions that he should be examined under the lash, so that he might find out why they made such an outcry against him. But when they had strapped him up, Paul said to the officer who was standing near, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen, and without giving him a trial?" Upon hearing this, the officer went to the colonel and reported it. "What do you propose to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen." read more.
Then the colonel came to Paul and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. "I had to pay a large sum for my citizenship," said the colonel. "But I am a citizen by birth," said Paul. Then the men who had been going to examine him immediately left him, and the colonel himself was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.
Then the colonel came to Paul and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. "I had to pay a large sum for my citizenship," said the colonel. "But I am a citizen by birth," said Paul. Then the men who had been going to examine him immediately left him, and the colonel himself was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.