'Soldiers' in the Bible

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

As for the Captain and the soldiers who were with Him keeping guard over Jesus, when they witnessed the earthquake and the other occurrences they were filled with terror, and exclaimed, "Assuredly he was God's Son."

“You have a guard of soldiers,” Pilate told them. “Go and make it as secure as you know how.”

So they went with the soldiers of the guard and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone.

And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

So the soldiers took the money, did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.