11 occurrences in 6 translations

'Waging' in the Bible

But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce food. You may cut them down to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyFelling TreesHarming Trees

Samuel told Saul, "Why did you disturb me by bringing me up?" Saul said, "I'm in great distress. The Philistines are waging war against me. God has departed from me and won't answer me anymore, either by messages written by the hand of the prophets or by dreams. So I've summoned you to tell me what I should do."

Verse ConceptsMiseryApostasy Of SaulGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedTroubling Individualswitchesawakeningsaul

When the king of Aram was waging war against Israel, he conferred with his servants, “My camp will be at such and such a place.”

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahOfficersMan's Counsel

Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which went into combat by divisions according to the number of their muster as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.

Verse ConceptsSecretary

I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them

Verse ConceptsSaintsHorns In Allegory

Also he will carry off to Egypt their [Syrian] gods with their cast images and their precious and costly treasure of silver and of gold, and he will refrain from waging war against the king of the North for some years.

Verse ConceptsGoldAbandoning IdolsTaking PossessionsThe Nations Attacked

His sons will prepare for war, assembling an army of considerable force. One of them will come on forcefully, overflowing, passing through, and waging war up to his own fortress.

Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsReadiness

Then the LORD will go out to battle against those nations, waging war as in a day of battle.

Verse ConceptsGod Saves From Sin And DeathWarConflictBattle

For, though we are still living in the world, it is no worldly warfare that we are waging.

Verse ConceptsLiving Not For The MaterialPrinciples Of WarSpiritual Warfaremotivesperfectionism

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