23 Bible Verses about Ready For War

Or what king goeth to make battle against another king, and sitteth not down first, and casteth in his mind, whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand,

Who is this King of glory? It is the LORD strong and mighty, even the LORD mighty in battle.

And it came to pass in the beginning of a new year, in the times when kings are wont to go forth to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel. And they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and of Reuben, "Shall your brethren go to war and ye tarry here?

Cry out these things among the Gentiles, proclaim war; wake up the giants, let them draw nigh; let them come up, all the lusty warriors of them.

Only, for the learning of the generation of the children of Israel, which before knew nothing of war,

{A Psalm of David} Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.

And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.

He teacheth my hands to fight, and mine arms shall bend even a bow of steel. {TYNDALE: And teacheth my hands to fight, that a bow of brass is too weak for mine arms.}

And he said, "If they come out for peace, take them alive.

I labour for peace; but when I speak unto them thereof, they make them ready to battle.

For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.

"Thou knowest of David my father, how he could not build a house unto the name of the LORD his God for war which he had on every side, until the LORD had put them under his foot.

This is the vision that was showed unto Obadiah. Thus hath the LORD God spoken upon Edom: We have heard of the LORD that there is an ambassador sent among the Heathen: "Up, let us arise, and fight against them!"

When a strong man, armed, watcheth his house; That he possesseth, is in peace.

This commandment commit I unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which in time past were prophesied of thee, that thou in them shouldest fight a good fight,

quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

But be converted, or else I will come unto thee shortly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

and they worshipped the dragon, which gave power unto the beast, and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to war with him?"

And also if the trumpet give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself to fight?

"Ah, my belly! Ah, my belly!" shalt thou cry, "how is my heart so sore?" My heart panteth within me, I cannot be still, for I have heard the crying of the trumpets, and peals of war.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle; but the LORD giveth the victory.

which I have prepared against the time of trouble, against the time of battle and war?