8 occurrences

'War' in the Bible

And Yahweh said to me, 'You shall not attack Moab, and you shall not engage in war with them, for I will not give you any of his land [as] a possession; I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot [as] a possession.'

Verse ConceptsAvoid QuarrelsGifts Of GodOther Gifts Of Godharassment

Now the {length of time} that we had traveled from Kadesh Barnea until [the time when] we crossed the wadi of Zered [was] thirty-eight years, until the perishing of all of that generation; [that is], the men of war from the midst of the camp as Yahweh had sworn to them.

Verse ConceptsGenerations30 To 40 YearsDeath As Punishment

"{And then} when all the men of war {had died} from among the people,

Verse ConceptsWar

Or has a god [ever] attempted to go to take for himself a nation from the midst of a nation, [using] trials and signs and wonders and war, with an outstretched arm and with great and awesome deeds, like all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfStrength, DivineArm Of God

"If you go out to war against your enemies and you see a horse and a chariot, {an army} larger that you, you shall not be afraid because of them; for Yahweh your God [is] with you, the one who brought you from the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsBattlesTrusting In God's PresenceDoubt, Dealing WithChariotsGod, Present EverywhereWeaponsMinoritiesGod With YouMany EnemiesDo Not Fear MenGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptPrinciples Of WarWarBattlearmy

But if they {do not accept your terms of peace} and they want to make war with you, then you shall lay siege against it.

Verse ConceptsCitySiegesThe Nations Attacked

"If you besiege a town [for] many days to make war against it [in order to] seize it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them, for you may eat from them, and [so] you must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field humans that they should come in siege {against you}?

Verse ConceptsRespect, For EnvironmentEcological ConcernsFortsTreesFelling TreesSharp ToolsHarming Trees

Only the trees that you know {are not fruit trees} you may destroy and you may cut down, and you may build siege works against that city that is making war with you {until it falls}."

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyFelling TreesHarming Trees

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