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

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

.Move, in attack, in three divisions Jud 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; Ne 4:18,20

.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