23 Bible Verses about Ready For War
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Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?
Then it happened in the spring, at the time when the kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all [the fighting men of] Israel, and they destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
But Moses said to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?
only in order that the generations of the sons of Israel might be taught war, at least those who had not experienced it previously).
Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength,
Who trains my hands for war
And my fingers for battle;
“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
And he said, “Whether they have come out for peace or for war, take them alive.”
And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are brave men, and they are enraged and fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. Your father is a [shrewd] man of war, and will not spend the night with the people [knowing that you seek his life].
“You know that David my father could not build a house (temple) for the Name (Presence) of the Lord his God because of the wars which surrounded him, until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
The vision of Obadiah.
Thus says the Lord God concerning Edom—
We have heard a report from the Lord,
And an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying,
“Arise, and let us rise up against Edom for battle [with the Lord as commander]!”
When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his belongings are undisturbed and secure.
This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, so that [inspired and aided] by them you may fight the good fight [in contending with false teachers],
extinguished the power of [raging] fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty and unbeatable in battle, putting enemy forces to flight.
Therefore repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will]; or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war and fight against them with the sword of My mouth [in judgment].
They fell down and worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like (as great as) the beast, and who is able to wage war against him?”
And if the [war] bugle produces an indistinct sound, who will prepare himself for battle?
My soul, my soul! I writhe in anguish and pain! Oh, the walls of my heart!
My heart is pounding and throbbing within me;
I cannot be silent,
For you have heard, O my soul,
The sound of the trumpet,
The alarm of war.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But deliverance and victory belong to the Lord.
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