23 Bible Verses about Ready For War

“Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with 10,000 to oppose the one who comes against him with 20,000?

Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.

In the spring when kings march out to war, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.

But Moses asked the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for holy war;
rouse the warriors;
let all the men of war advance and attack!

This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.

Davidic.May the Lord, my rock, be praised,
who trains my hands for battle
and my fingers for warfare.

He trains my hands for war;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

He trains my hands for war;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.

Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.

“You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of Yahweh his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.

The vision of Obadiah.

This is what the Lord God has said about Edom:

We have heard a message from the Lord;
a messenger has been sent among the nations:
“Rise up, and let us go to war against her.”

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his estate, his possessions are secure.

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength after being weak, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Therefore repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of My mouth.

They worshiped the dragon because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to wage war against him?”

In fact, if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in my heart!
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.

A horse is prepared for the day of battle,
but victory comes from the Lord.

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which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,
for the day of warfare and battle?