ARMIES

→ Who of the Israelites were subject to service in Nu 1:2,3; 26:2; 2Ch 25:5

→ Who were exempt from service in Nu 1:47-50; 2:33; De 20:5-9; Jud 7:3

→ Enumeration of Israel's military forces Nu 1:2,3; 26:2; 1Sa 11:8; 2Sa 18:1,2; 24:1-9; 1Ki 20:15; 2Ch 25:5

→ Levies for Nu 31:4; Jud 20:10

→ Compulsory service in 1Sa 14:52

→ See COWARDICE

→ How officered

• Commander-in-chief 1Sa 14:50; 2Sa 2:8; 8:16; 17:25; 19:13; 20:23

→ Generals of corps and divisions Nu 2:3,31; 1Ch 27:1-22; 2Ch 17:12-19

→ Captains of thousands Nu 31:14,48; 1Sa 17:18; 1Ch 28:1; 2Ch 25:5

→ Captains of hundreds Nu 31:14,48; 2Ki 11:15; 1Ch 28:1; 2Ch 25:5

→ Captains of fifties 2Ki 1:9; Isa 3:3

→ See CAVALRY

→ See CHARIOTS

→ Rendezvous of

• Methods employed in effecting

Sounding a trumpet Nu 10:9; Jud 3:27; 6:34; 1Sa 13:3,4

Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel 1Sa 11:7

→ Refusal to obey the summons, instance of Jud 21:5-11; with 20

→ Tactics

1. Camp and march Nu 2

2. March in ranks Ex 13:18

3. Margin note) 1Ch 12:33; Joe 2:7

4. Move, in attack, in three divisions Jud 7:16; 9:43; 1Sa 11:11; 13:17,18; 2Sa 18:2; Job 1:17

5. Flanks called wings Isa 8:8

6. See STRATEGY

7. Orders delivered with trumpets 2Sa 2:28; 18:16; 20:1,22; Ne 4:18,20

8. Stratagems

Ambushes, at Ai Jos 8:2-22

• Ambushes at Shechem Jud 9:25,34

• Ambushes at Gibeah Jud 20:29-43

• Ambushes at Zemaraim 2Ch 13:13

• By Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:22

• Reconnoissances

Of Jericho Jos 2:1-24

• Of Ai Jos 7:2,3

• Of Beth-el Jud 1:23,24

• Of Laish Jud 18:2-10

• Night attacks Ge 14:15; Jud 7:16-22

• Decoy Jos 8:4-22; Jud 20:29-43; Ne 6

• Unusual winter campaign 2Sa 11:1; 1Ch 20:1

• Delay 2Sa 17:7-14

• Celerity of action

Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer Ge 14:14,15

• Joshua, against the Amorites Jos 10:6,9

• The confederated kings Jos 11:7

• David's attack upon the Philistines 2Sa 5:23-25

• Forced marches Isa 5:26,27

• Sieges Jer 39:1

Of Jericho Jos 6

• Of Samaria 2Ki 6:24-33; 7

• Of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:1-3

• “ Engines” used 2Ch 26:15; Jer 6:6

• Margin); Eze 26:9

• Fortifications Jud 9:31; 2Sa 5:9; 2Ki 25:1; 2Ch 11:11; 26:9; Ne 3:8; 4:2; Isa 22:10; 25:12; 29:3; 32:14; Jer 6:6; 32:24; 33:4; 51:53; Eze 4:2; 17:17; 21:22; 26:8; 33:27; Da 11:15,19; Na 2:1; 3:14

• Standards Nu 2:2,3,10,17,18,25,31,34; 10:14,18,22,25

• Uniforms of Eze 23:6,12; Na 2:3

• Standing armies 1Sa 13:2; 1Ch 27; 2Ch 1:14; 17:12-19; 26:11-15

• Religious ceremonies attending

Seeking counsel from God before battle Nu 27:21; Jud 1:1; 1Sa 14:19,37-41; 23:2-12; 30:8; 2Sa 2:1; 5:19,23; 1Ki 22:7-28; 2Ki 3:11-19; 1Ch 14:10,14; Jer 37:7-10

• Sacrifices 1Sa 13:11,12

• Purifications Nu 31:19-24

• Holiness enjoined De 23:9

• Officers consecrate themselves to God 2Ch 17:16

• Army choir and songs 2Ch 20:21,22

• Ark taken to battle Jos 6:6,7,13; 1Sa 4:4-11

• Divine assistance to

When Aaron and Hur held up Moses' hands Ex 17:11,12

In siege of Jericho Jos 6

Sun stands still Jos 10:11-14

Gideon's victory Jud 7

Samaria's deliverances 1Ki 20; 2Ki 7

• Jehoshaphat's victories 2Ki 3; 2Ch 20

• Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians 2Ki 19:35

• Determine royal succession 2Sa 2:8-10; 1Ki 16:16; 2Ki 11:4-12

• Composed of insurgents 1Sa 22:1,2

• Mercenaries 2Sa 10:6; 1Ch 19:6,7; 2Ch 25:5,6

• Confederated Jos 10:1-5; 11:1-5; Jud 1:3; 2Sa 10:6,15,16,19; 1Ki 15:20; 22:1-4; 2Ki 16:9; 18:19-21; 1Ch 19:6,7; 2Ch 16:2-9; 18:1,3; 20:1; 22:5; 28:16,20; Ps 83:1-12; Isa 7:1-9; 8:9-12; 54:15

• Exhorted before battle De 20:1-9

• Battle shouts Jud 7:18; 1Sa 17:20,52

• Triumphs of, celebrated

With songs Jud 5; 1Sa 18:6,7

• With music 2Ch 20:28

• With dancing 1Sa 18:6,7

• Rewards for meritorious conduct

The general offers his daughter in marriage Jos 15:16,17

• The king offers his daughter 1Sa 17:25; 18:17-28

• A promotion 2Sa 23:8-39; 1Ch 11:6,10-47

• A share the spoils Nu 31:25-47

• Children instructed in military arts 2Sa 1:18

• Insubordination in, punished, Achan Jos 7

• Check roll-call 1Sa 14:17; Nu 31:48,49

• Panics Isa 30:17

• Among the Midianites Jud 7:21

• Among the Philistines 1Sa 14:15-19

• Among the Syrians 2Ki 7:7-15

• Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity 1Sa 14:20; 31:4-6

• Champions fight instead of 1Sa 17:8-53; 2Sa 2:14-17; 21:15-22

• Confidence in, vain Ps 33:16; 44:6

• Escort duty performed by 2Ki 1:9; Ac 23:23,24,31-33

• Roman army

Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of Ac 22:24-29

Centurions Mt 8:5,8; 27:54; Lu 7:2; 23:47; Ac 10:1,7,22; 21:32; 22:26; 23:17,23; 24:23; 27:1,11,43; 28:16

• Divided into “bands” (R. V. margin, cohorts,) Ac 10:1; 27:1

• For other than armies of the Israelites and Romans

See AMALEKITES

• See ASSYRIA

• See BABYLON

• See EGYPTIANS

• See MIDIANITES

• See PERSIA

• See SYRIA

• For commissaries of

See COMMISSARY

• For weapons used

See ARMOR

• See AMBUSH

• See CAVALRY

• See FORT

• See GARRISON

• See HERALD

• See HOSTAGE

• See NAVY

• See RECONNOISSANCE

• See SIEGE

• See SOLDIERS

• See SPIES

• See STANDARD

• See STRATEGY

• See TRUCE

• See WAR

→ FIGURATIVE De 33:2; 2Ki 6:17; Ps 34:7; 68:17; Re 9:16