52 occurrences

'Fought' in the Bible

Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsAaron, PrivilegesApprentices

When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming on the Atharim road, he fought against Israel and captured some prisoners.

Verse ConceptsNations Attacking Israel

But Sihon would not let Israel travel through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and Judah

Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken control of all his land as far as the Arnon.

Verse ConceptsArnon

The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.(It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the community, who fought against Moses and Aaron; they and Korah’s followers fought against the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

From the Israelites’ half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Possessions

So the five Amorite kings—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces, advanced with all their armies, besieged Gibeon, and fought against it.

Verse ConceptsEncampmentsFive People

There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to the voice of a man, because the Lord fought for Israel.

Verse ConceptsUnique EventsGod Paid Attention To Me

Joshua and all Israel with him crossed from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah.

Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming Obstacles

When the territory of the Danites slipped out of their control, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and struck it down with the sword. So they took possession of it, lived there, and renamed Leshem after their ancestor Dan.

Verse ConceptsSwordsFighting EnemiesPeople Naming Things

“‘Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I handed them over to you. You possessed their land, and I annihilated them before you.

Verse ConceptsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

“‘You then crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The people of Jericho—as well as the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites—fought against you, but I handed them over to you.

Verse ConceptsCrossing Into The Promised LandThose God Gave Into Their Hands

They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek, fought against him, and struck down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

The men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.

Verse ConceptsConquestBurning Jerusalem

These are the nations the Lord left in order to test Israel, since the Israelites had fought none of these in any of the wars with Canaan.

Verse ConceptsMilitarySurvivors Of The NationsBattleTestsisraeltrainingexams

This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.

Verse ConceptsReady For War

Kings came and fought.Then the kings of Canaan foughtat Taanach by the waters of Megiddo,but they took no spoil of silver.

Verse ConceptsArmageddonMegiddoGentile Rulers

The stars fought from the heavens;the stars fought with Sisera from their courses.

for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you from the hand of Midian,

Verse ConceptsDeliverersRisking

So Gaal went out leading the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

So Abimelech fought against the city that entire day, captured it, and killed the people who were in it. Then he tore down the city and sowed it with salt.

Verse ConceptsConquestSournesssowing

Some time later, the Ammonites fought against Israel.

Verse Conceptsprocessreuniting

but Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. Instead, Sihon gathered all his people, camped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel.

Verse ConceptsNot Believing People

Then Jephthah gathered all of the men of Gilead. They fought and defeated Ephraim, because Ephraim had said, “You Gileadites are Ephraimite fugitives in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”

Verse ConceptsIsrael FleeingFighting One AnotherReuben Gad And Half Manasseh

On the third day the Israelites fought against the Benjaminites and took their battle positions against Gibeah as before.

Verse ConceptsDoing Repeatedly

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe—30,000 of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.

Verse ConceptsTentsCarnageThirty Thousand And UpIsrael FleeingKilling Within IsraelDefeat Of God's People

But they forgot the Lord their God, so He handed them over to Sisera commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab. These enemies fought against them.

Verse ConceptsForgetting

When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesharassment

He fought bravely, defeated the Amalekites, and delivered Israel from the hand of those who plundered them.

Verse ConceptsdefeatIndividuals Saving Others

When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such a great force that they fled from him.

Verse ConceptsCarnagePeoples Who Fled

Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, drove their livestock away, and inflicted heavy losses on them. So David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.

Verse ConceptsLossIndividuals Saving Others

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them. Many were killed on Mount Gilboa.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationenemies, of Israel and JudahLand, As A Divine GiftIsrael Fleeing

he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans lined up in formation to engage David in battle and fought against him.

Verse ConceptsConfrontation

Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.

Verse ConceptsCitadelsCapturing Cities

Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; he fought against it and captured it.

Verse ConceptsCapturing Cities

The Philistines again waged war against Israel. David went down with his soldiers, and they fought the Philistines, but David became exhausted.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahTirednessTired In ActivityFighting EnemiesstruggleWarBattleResolving Conflict

Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Thirty-two kings, along with horses and chariots, were with him. He marched up, besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahAttackingChariotsHorsesSiegesThirty SomeNations Attacking Israelsyria

So King Joram returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Verse ConceptsVisitingVisiting Of The SickVisitationPeople Visiting

But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go tell about it in Jezreel.”

Verse ConceptsNo EscapeDo Not Tell

At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsFacesAttackingWhole HeartednessCapturing Cities

The Philistines fought against Israel, and Israel’s men fled from them and were killed on Mount Gilboa.

Verse ConceptsIsrael Fleeing

he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Tou and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Hadoram brought all kinds of gold, silver, and bronze items.

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came up to the Arameans and lined up in battle formation against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsRescueReverence, And God's NatureTerror Of GodGod's InterventionFearing GodBeing Scared

so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they inflicted on him in Ramoth-gilead when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael. Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.

Verse ConceptsVisiting

They fought on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar and rested on the fourteenth, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing.

Verse ConceptsMonth 12

Babylon, I laid a trap for you, and you were caught,but you did not even know it.You were found and capturedbecause you fought against the Lord.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationInfidelity To GodGod TrappingConflict

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