Nave's Topical Bible: Orville J. Nave, A.M., D.D., LL.D.

ARMIES

• Who of the Israelites were subject to service in Num. 1:2,3, 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5
• Who were exempt from service in Num. 1:47-50, 2:33; Dt. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3
• Enumeration of Israel's military forces Num. 1:2,3, 26:2; 1 Sam. 11:8; 2 Sam. 18:1,2, 24:1-9; 1 Ki. 20:15; 2 Chr. 25:5
• Levies for Num. 31:4; Judg. 20:10
• Compulsory service in 1 Sam. 14:52
  • See COWARDICE
• How officered
  • Commander-in-chief 1 Sam. 14:50; 2 Sam. 2:8, 8:16, 17:25, 19:13, 20:23
  • Generals of corps and divisions Num. 2:3, 31; 1 Chr. 27:1-22; 2 Chr. 17:12-19
  • Captains of thousands Num. 31:14, 48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1; 2 Chr. 25:5
  • Captains of hundreds Num. 31:14, 48; 2 Ki. 11:15; 1 Chr. 28:1; 2 Chr. 25:5
  • Captains of fifties 2 Ki. 1:9; Isa. 3:3
• Rendezvous of
  • Methods employed in effecting
    • Sounding a trumpet Num. 10:9; Judg. 3:27, 6:34; 1 Sam. 13:3,4
    • Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel 1 Sam. 11:7
  • Refusal to obey the summons, instance of Judg. 21:5-11; with 20
• Tactics
  1. Camp and march Num. 2
     • March in ranks Ex. 13:18; 1 Chr. 12:33; Joel 2:7
     • Move, in attack, in three divisions Judg. 7:16, 9:43; 1 Sam. 11:11, 13:17,18; 2 Sam. 18:2; Job 1:17
     • Flanks called wings Isa. 8:8
  2. See GARRISON
  3. Orders delivered with trumpets 2 Sam. 2:28, 18:16, 20:1, 22; Neh. 4:18, 20
  4. Stratagems
     • Ambushes, at Ai Josh. 8:2-22
     • Ambushes at Shechem Judg. 9:25, 34
     • Ambushes at Gibeah Judg. 20:29-43
     • Ambushes at Zemaraim 2 Chr. 13:13
       • See AMBUSH
     • By Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 20:22
     • See STRATEGY
  5. Reconnoissances
     • Of Jericho Josh. 2:1-24
     • Of Ai Josh. 7:2,3
     • Of Beth-el Judg. 1:23,24
     • Of Laish Judg. 18:2-10
     • See RECONNOISSANCE
  6. Night attacks Gen. 14:15; Judg. 7:16-22
  7. Decoy Josh. 8:4-22; Judg. 20:29-43; Neh. 6
  8. Unusual winter campaign 2 Sam. 11:1; 1 Chr. 20:1
  9. Delay 2 Sam. 17:7-14
  10. Celerity of action
      • Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer Gen. 14:14,15
      • Joshua, against the Amorites Josh. 10:6, 9
      • The confederated kings Josh. 11:7
      • David's attack upon the Philistines 2 Sam. 5:23-25
  11. Forced marches Isa. 5:26,27
  12. Sieges Jer. 39:1
      • Of Jericho Josh. 6
      • Of Samaria 2 Ki. 6:24-33; 7
      • Of Jerusalem 2 Ki. 25:1-3
      • "Engines" used 2 Chr. 26:15; Jer. 6:6; Ezek. 26:9
      • See SIEGE
• Fortifications Judg. 9:31; 2 Sam. 5:9;
  • See FORT
  2 Ki. 25:1; 2 Chr. 11:11, 26:9; Neh. 3:8, 4:2; Isa. 22:10, 25:12, 29:3, 32:14; Jer. 6:6, 32:24, 33:4, 51:53; Ezek. 4:2, 17:17, 21:22, 26:8, 33:27; Dan. 11:15, 19; Nah. 2:1, 3:14
• Standards Num. 2:2,3, 10, 17,18, 25, 31, 34, 10:14, 18, 22, 25
• Uniforms of Ezek. 23:6, 12; Nah. 2:3
• Standing armies 1 Sam. 13:2; 1 Chr. 27; 2 Chr. 1:14, 17:12-19, 26:11-15
• Religious ceremonies attending
  • Seeking counsel from God before battle Num. 27:21; Judg. 1:1; 1 Sam. 14:19, 37-41, 23:2-12, 30:8; 2 Sam. 2:1, 5:19, 23; 1 Ki. 22:7-28; 2 Ki. 3:11-19; 1 Chr. 14:10, 14; Jer. 37:7-10
  • Sacrifices 1 Sam. 13:11,12
  • Purifications Num. 31:19-24
  • Holiness enjoined Dt. 23:9
  • Officers consecrate themselves to God 2 Chr. 17:16
  • Army choir and songs 2 Chr. 20:21,22
• Ark taken to battle Josh. 6:6,7, 13; 1 Sam. 4:4-11
• Divine assistance to
  • When Aaron and Hur held up Moses' hands Ex. 17:11,12
  • In siege of Jericho Josh. 6
  • Sun stands still Josh. 10:11-14
  • Gideon's victory Judg. 7
  • Samaria's deliverances 1 Ki. 20; 2 Ki. 7
  • Jehoshaphat's victories 2 Ki. 3; 2 Chr. 20
  • Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians 2 Ki. 19:35
• Determine royal succession 2 Sam. 2:8-10; 1 Ki. 16:16; 2 Ki. 11:4-12
• Composed of insurgents 1 Sam. 22:1,2
• Mercenaries 2 Sam. 10:6; 1 Chr. 19:6,7; 2 Chr. 25:5,6
• Confederated Josh. 10:1-5, 11:1-5; Judg. 1:3; 2 Sam. 10:6, 15,16, 19; 1 Ki. 15:20, 22:1-4; 2 Ki. 16:9, 18:19-21; 1 Chr. 19:6,7; 2 Chr. 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 Dt. 20:1-9
• Battle shouts Judg. 7:18; 1 Sam. 17:20, 52
• Triumphs of, celebrated
  • With songs Judg. 5; 1 Sam. 18:6,7
  • With music 2 Chr. 20:28
  • With dancing 1 Sam. 18:6,7
• Rewards for meritorious conduct
  • The general offers his daughter in marriage Josh. 15:16,17
  • The king offers his daughter 1 Sam. 17:25, 18:17-28
  • A promotion 2 Sam. 23:8-39; 1 Chr. 11:6, 10-47
  • A share the spoils Num. 31:25-47
• Children instructed in military arts 2 Sam. 1:18
• Insubordination in, punished, Achan Josh. 7
• Check roll-call 1 Sam. 14:17; Num. 31:48,49
• Panics Isa. 30:17
  • Among the Midianites Judg. 7:21
  • Among the Philistines 1 Sam. 14:15-19
  • Among the Syrians 2 Ki. 7:7-15
  • Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity 1 Sam. 14:20, 31:4-6
• Champions fight instead of 1 Sam. 17:8-53; 2 Sam. 2:14-17, 21:15-22
• Confidence in, vain Ps. 33:16, 44:6
• Escort duty performed by 2 Ki. 1:9; Acts 23:23,24, 31-33
• Roman army
  • Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of Acts 22:24-29
  • Centurions Mt. 8:5, 8, 27:54; Lk. 7:2, 23:47; Acts 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,) Acts 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 CAVALRY
  • See HERALD
  • See HOSTAGE
  • See NAVY
  • See SOLDIERS
  • See SPIES
  • See STANDARD
• See TRUCE
• See WAR
• FIGURATIVE Dt. 33:2; 2 Ki. 6:17; Ps. 34:7, 68:17; Rev. 9:16