13 occurrences

'War' in the Bible

“How the mighty have fallen,And the weapons of war have perished!”

Verse ConceptsWeaponsPeople StumblingDrawbacks To Man's PowerWarheroes

There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David grew steadily stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker [to the point of being powerless].

Verse ConceptsDavid, Reign OfHousesWarfare, Examples OfWarfare, Nature OfWeakness, PhysicalStrong IndividualsWithout StrengthCivil WarWarBattle

Now while war continued between the houses of Saul and David, Abner was proving himself strong in the house of Saul.

Verse ConceptsGreat IndividualsCivil War

Let the guilt fall on the head of Joab and on all his father’s house (family); and may there never disappear from the house of Joab one who suffers with a discharge or one who is a leper or one who walks with a crutch [being unfit for war], or one who falls by the sword, or one who lacks food.”

Verse ConceptsLeprosyBodyLackWeakness, PhysicalNo FoodDischargesWithout Strength

When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the people were doing, and how the war was progressing.

Then Joab sent word and informed David of all the events of the war.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of Happenings

And he commanded the messenger, “When you have finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are brave men, and they are enraged and fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. Your father is a [shrewd] man of war, and will not spend the night with the people [knowing that you seek his life].

Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeBearsBereavementFierce MenReady For War

Now the Philistines were at war again with Israel. David went down with his servants, and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahTirednessTired In ActivityFighting EnemiesstruggleWarBattleResolving Conflict

After this, there was war again with the Philistines at Gob (Gezer). At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph (Sippai), who was among the descendants of the giant.

Verse ConceptsGiantsKilling Named Individuals

There was war with the Philistines again at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenSpearsBeamsKilling Named Individuals

There was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; he also was a descendant of the giants.

Verse ConceptsFingersGiantsDefectivenessToesSix ThingsFingers Of PeopleTwenty Some

“He trains my hands for war,So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.

Verse ConceptsArmsGod TeachingReady For WarSteelWar

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