21 occurrences

'Army' in the Bible

All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their families, seventeen thousand, two hundred men of war, able to go out with the army for war.

Verse ConceptsEleven To Nineteen Thousand

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their families, specially strong men of war, chiefs of the rulers. They were recorded in the army for war, twenty-six thousand men in number.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

And three of the thirty went down to David, to the rock, into the strong place of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines had taken up their position in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsCavesValleysThirtyPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

So the three, forcing a way through the Philistine army, got water from the water-hole of Beth-lehem, by the doorway into the town, and took it back to David; but David would not take it, but made an offering of it, draining it out to the Lord,

Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterPouring Water

These Gadites were captains of the army; the least of them was captain over a hundred men, and the greatest over a thousand.

Verse ConceptsOne HundredA Thousand People

Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other People

And they gave David help against the armed bands, for they were all great men of war, and captains in the army.

Verse ConceptsWarriors

And from day to day more supporters came to David, till he had a great army like the army of God.

Verse ConceptsSupporthelpingarmy

Of Zebulun, there were fifty thousand men, who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight, to give help with all sorts of arms; true-hearted men.

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

And of Asher, forty thousand who went out with the army, expert in ordering the fight.

Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

And at the sound of footsteps in the tops of the trees, go out to the fight, for God has gone out before you to overcome the army of the Philistines.

Verse ConceptsSoundThe Environmentfootstepsmovementarmy

And David did as the Lord had said; and they overcame the army of the Philistines, attacking them from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records.

Verse ConceptsScribesRecorders

And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

And when the Aramaeans saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.

And the Aramaeans went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.

Verse ConceptsSeven ThousandForty Thousand And UpPeoples Who Fled

Shelomoth and his brothers were responsible for all the store of holy things which David the king and the heads of families, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the captains of the army, had given to the Lord.

He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.

Bible Theasaurus

Company (323 instances)
Detachment (8 instances)
Garrison (19 instances)
Legion (5 instances)
Multitude (361 instances)

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