10 occurrences

'Fight' in the Bible

then hear their prayer and their request from heaven, and fight for their cause.

then hear their prayer and requests from heaven, where you reside, and fight for their cause, forgiving your people who have sinned against you.

Verse ConceptsHouses

When Rehoboam returned to Jerusalem, he gathered together 180,000 specially chosen soldiers from the households of Judah and Benjamin to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More

"This is what the LORD says: "You are not to fight or even to approach your relatives in battle. Every soldier is to return to his own home, for this development comes from me."'" So they listened to what the LORD had to say and called off their attack on Jeroboam.

Now listen! God is with us to lead us, and his priests are about to sound their battle trumpets against you. Descendants of Israel, don't fight against the LORD God of your ancestors, because you won't succeed!"

Verse ConceptsImmanuelPriests, Function In Ot TimesStriving With GodTrumpet

After this, King Amaziah of Judah sought some advice and then challenged Jehoahaz' son King Joash of Israel, the grandson of Jehu, telling him, "Come out and let's fight each other!"

Verse ConceptsTwelve Beings

Uzziah commanded an army of 307,500 who could fight formidably on behalf of the king against any enemy.

Verse ConceptsWarriorsThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

He only has the strength of his own flesh, but the LORD our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles." So the people were encouraged from what King Hezekiah of Judah told them.

Verse ConceptsArmsGuardiansOptimismGod With You To Helpfaith and strengthStrength And FaithTrusting OthersSupportBattle

Some time after all of this, after Josiah had finished preparing the Temple, King Neco of Egypt invaded Carchemish on the Euphrates River, and Josiah went out to fight him.

Verse ConceptsempiresRivers And StreamsRiver Euphrates

But Josiah wouldn't turn around. In fact, he put on a disguise so he could fight Neco. He wouldn't listen to what God told him through what Neco had to say, and as a result, Josiah came to attack Neco on the Megiddo plain.

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