'Soldiers' in the Bible

Eleazar the priest told the soldiers who had gone to battle, "This is the ordinance of the law that the LORD commanded Moses

"After this, you are to exact a tribute for the LORD from the soldiers who went to war, consisting of the tribute earned by one person out of every 500, whether from people, cattle, donkeys, or flocks.

From half of the share of the Israelis that Moses had set aside from the soldiers,

Then the officers in charge of thousands of soldiers, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds approached Moses

and told him, "Your servants took a count of the soldiers who were under our authority. We didn't miss a single man.

and every one of your armed soldiers crosses over the Jordan River in the presence of the LORD until he has dispossessed his enemies ahead of him

telling them, "If the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben cross over the Jordan River with you, that is, all of their soldiers who've been equipped for battle in the LORD's presence, so that the land is subjugated right before your eyes, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as their possession.