'Wage' in the Bible
Even so, your father has cheated me. He broke our wage agreement ten times. However, God didn't allow him to harm me.
"Because," he said, "a fist has been raised in defiance against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will wage war against Amalek from generation to generation."
"When you wage war in your land against an enemy who is hostile to you, you are to sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the face of the LORD your God and you will be delivered from your enemies.
"When you approach a city to wage war against it, extend terms of peace.
Anyone who remains in your family will come and prostrate themselves before him for a small wage or a loaf of bread and will say, "Please put me in one of the priest's offices so I can eat a piece of bread."'"
He followed their counsel and accompanied Ahab's son Joram, king of Israel, to wage war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram,
For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.
"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Of course, we are living in the world, but we do not wage war in a world-like way.
Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.
So repent. If you don't, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.
I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, "One day's ration of wheat for a day's wage, or three day's ration of barley for a day's wage! But don't damage the olive oil or the wine!"
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war against them, conquer them, and kill them.
It was allowed to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.
They will wage war against the lamb, but the lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are called, chosen, and faithful are with him."
Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.