13 Bible Verses about Fighting
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At Rephidim, Amalek came and fought against Israel. Moses said to Joshua, “Select some men for us and go fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with God’s staff in my hand.” Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”
David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”
Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
If I fought wild animals in Ephesus with only human hope, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings that are at war within you? You desire and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. You do not have because you do not ask.
Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,
Topics on Fighting
Fighting Enemies
Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua,
Fighting One Another
1 Kings 12:24‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for I have done this.’”
So they listened to what the Lord said and went back as He had told them.
Fighting Together
Judges 1:3Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Come with me to my territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. I will also go with you to your territory.” So Simeon went with him.
Stopping Fighting
Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon
and how the raging
Trumpets To Stop Fighting
2 Samuel 2:28Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.