Armies

-Who of the Israelites were subject to service in NUM 1:2,3; 26:2; 2CH 25:5 -Who were exempt from service in NUM 1:47-50; 2:33; DEU 20:5-9; JDG 7:3 -Enumeration of Israel's military forces NUM 1:2,3; 26:2; 1SA 11:8; 2SA 18:1,2; 24:1-9; 1KI 20:15; 2CH 25:5 -Levies for NUM 31:4; JDG 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 NUM 2:3,31; 1CH 27:1-22; 2CH 17:12-19 -Captains of thousands NUM 31:14,48; 1SA 17:18; 1CH 28:1; 2CH 25:5 -Captains of hundreds NUM 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 NUM 10:9; JDG 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 JDG 21:5-11; with 20 -Tactics -1. Camp and march NUM 2 -2. March in ranks EXO 13:18 -Margin note) 1CH 12:33; JOL 2:7 -Move, in attack, in three divisions JDG 7:16; 9:43; 1SA 11:11; 13:17,18; 2SA 18:2; JOB 1:17 -Flanks called wings ISA 8:8 -See STRATEGY -Orders delivered with trumpets 2SA 2:28; 18:16; 20:1,22; NEH 4:18,20 -Stratagems -Ambushes, at Ai JOS 8:2-22 -Ambushes at Shechem JDG 9:25,34 -Ambushes at Gibeah JDG 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 JDG 1:23,24 -Of Laish JDG 18:2-10 -Night attacks GEN 14:15; JDG 7:16-22 -Decoy JOS 8:4-22; JDG 20:29-43; NEH 6 -Unusual winter campaign 2SA 11:1; 1CH 20:1 -Delay 2SA 17:7-14 -Celerity of action -Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer GEN 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); EZK 26:9 -Fortifications JDG 9:31; 2SA 5:9; 2KI 25:1; 2CH 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; EZK 4:2; 17:17; 21:22; 26:8; 33:27; DAN 11:15,19; NAM 2:1; 3:14 -Standards NUM 2:2,3,10,17,18,25,31,34; 10:14,18,22,25 -Uniforms of EZK 23:6,12; NAM 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 NUM 27:21; JDG 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 NUM 31:19-24 -Holiness enjoined DEU 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 EXO 17:11,12 -In siege of Jericho JOS 6 -Sun stands still JOS 10:11-14 -Gideon's victory JDG 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; JDG 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; PSA 83:1-12; ISA 7:1-9; 8:9-12; 54:15 -Exhorted before battle DEU 20:1-9 -Battle shouts JDG 7:18; 1SA 17:20,52 -Triumphs of, celebrated -With songs JDG 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 NUM 31:25-47 -Children instructed in military arts 2SA 1:18 -Insubordination in, punished, Achan JOS 7 -Check roll-call 1SA 14:17; NUM 31:48,49 -Panics ISA 30:17 -Among the Midianites JDG 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 PSA 33:16; 44:6 -Escort duty performed by 2KI 1:9; ACT 23:23,24,31-33 -Roman army -Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of ACT 22:24-29 -Centurions MAT 8:5,8; 27:54; LUK 7:2; 23:47; ACT 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,) ACT 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 DEU 33:2; 2KI 6:17; PSA 34:7; 68:17; REV 9:16