22 occurrences

'Army' in the Bible

With them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

Verse ConceptsPolygamyThirty Thousand And Up

All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' [houses], mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go forth in the army for war.

Verse ConceptsEleven To Nineteen Thousand

Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the army of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsCavesValleysThirtyPeople In CavesCaves As Places Of Refuge

The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,

Verse ConceptsDrawing WaterPouring Water

These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

Verse ConceptsOne HundredA Thousand People

They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

Verse ConceptsWarriors

For from day to day men came to David to help him, until there was a great army, like the army of God.

Verse ConceptsSupporthelpingarmy

Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, with all kinds of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order [the battle array, and were] not of double heart.

Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And Up

It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall go out to battle; for God has gone out before you to strike the army of the Philistines."

Verse ConceptsSoundThe Environmentfootstepsmovementarmy

David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

Verse ConceptsScribesRecorders

When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians [the men of] seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

Verse ConceptsSeven ThousandForty Thousand And UpPeoples Who Fled

It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.

Verse ConceptsRuinsSpringArchaeology

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was:

Verse ConceptsCommanderHarpsLyreMinistry, Nature OfMusicMusical Instruments, types ofServanthood, And Worship Of GodCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' [houses], the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

[He was] of the children of Perez, 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, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Up

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

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