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The concept of troops is prevalent throughout the Bible, reflecting the historical and cultural significance of warfare in ancient times. The presence and actions of troops are depicted in various narratives, laws, and prophecies, illustrating both divine intervention and human endeavors in military affairs. Old Testament References The Old Testament frequently mentions troops in the context of Israel's battles and conquests. For instance, in the conquest of Canaan, Joshua led the Israelite troops as they captured the Promised Land. <a href="/joshua/10-7.htm">Joshua 10:7</a> states, "So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his whole army, including all the mighty warriors." Here, the term "army" can be understood as organized troops prepared for battle. The role of troops is also evident in the accounts of the judges and kings of Israel. In <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>, Gideon is instructed by God to reduce his troops to 300 men to defeat the Midianites, demonstrating that victory comes from the Lord rather than sheer numbers. "The LORD said to Gideon, 'With the three hundred men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand. Let all the others go home'" (<a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Judges 7:7</a>). King David, a central figure in the Old Testament, was a skilled military leader who commanded troops in numerous battles. His leadership and reliance on God are highlighted in <a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">1 Samuel 18:13</a>, "So David led the troops out to battle and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do." New Testament References While the New Testament does not focus on military campaigns, the concept of troops is still present, particularly in the context of Roman occupation. Roman soldiers, or troops, are mentioned in several passages, often interacting with Jesus and His followers. For example, in <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-13</a>, a Roman centurion, a commander of troops, approaches Jesus to heal his servant, demonstrating faith in Jesus' authority. The Apostle Paul also uses military imagery to describe the spiritual life of believers. In <a href="/2_timothy/2-3.htm">2 Timothy 2:3-4</a>, Paul writes, "Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer." Here, the metaphor of a soldier or troop member is used to convey the discipline and dedication required in the Christian life. Prophetic and Symbolic Uses In prophetic literature, troops are often symbolic of divine judgment or protection. The prophets frequently describe God as a warrior leading heavenly troops against the forces of evil. In <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Joel 2:11</a>, the prophet declares, "The LORD thunders at the head of His army; His forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey His command." The Book of Revelation also employs military imagery to depict the ultimate battle between good and evil. <a href="/revelation/19-14.htm">Revelation 19:14</a> describes the armies of heaven following Christ: "The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses." Conclusion Throughout the Bible, troops are depicted as instruments of both divine purpose and human ambition. Whether in historical narratives, prophetic visions, or spiritual metaphors, the concept of troops underscores the themes of conflict, leadership, and divine sovereignty that permeate the biblical text.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4753.htm">4753. strateuma -- an expedition, an army, a company of soldiers</a> ... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: strateuma Phonetic Spelling: (strat'-yoo-mah) Short Definition: an army Definition: an army, detachment of troops ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4753.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4758.htm">4758. stratologeo -- to enlist soldiers</a> ... to enlist soldiers. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: stratologeo Phonetic Spelling: (strat-ol-og-eh'-o) Short Definition: I enlist troops Definition: I ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4758.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4760.htm">4760. stratopedon -- a military camp, ie an army</a> ... army. From the base of stratia and the same as pedinos; a camping-ground, ie (by implication) a body of troops -- army. see GREEK stratia. see GREEK pedinos. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4760.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/478.htm">478. antikathistemi -- to set down against, ie to replace, oppose</a> ... resist. From anti and kathistemi; to set down (troops) against, ie Withstand -- resist. see GREEK anti. see GREEK kathistemi. (antikatestete) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/478.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1413.htm">1413. gadad -- to penetrate, cut</a> ... root Definition to penetrate, cut NASB Word Usage cut (2), gash (2), gashed (1), muster yourselves in troops (1), together (1), trooped (1). ... /hebrew/1413.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/102.htm">102. agaph -- a band, army</a> ... 101, 102. agaph. 103 . a band, army. Transliteration: agaph Phonetic Spelling: (ag-gawf') Short Definition: troops. Word Origin ... /hebrew/102.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1416.htm">1416. gedud -- a band, troop</a> ... 6), band of raiders (1), Bandits (1), bands (7), divisions (1), marauding band (2), marauding bands (1), raid (1), raiders (3), troop (2), troops (7), troops ... /hebrew/1416.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm">2428. chayil -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army</a> ... 1), goods (1), great (1), might (1), mighty (1), nobly (1), power (2), retinue (2), riches (9), strength (10), strong (2), substance (1), troops (2), valiant ... /hebrew/2428.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm">5971. am -- people</a> ... From amam; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock ... /hebrew/5971.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm">1121. ben -- son</a> ... of the son (14), sons' (7), sons' sons (2), sparks* (1), those (1), those who (2), those who are doomed (1), those who were doomed (1), troops* (1), unfortunate ... /hebrew/1121.htm - 8k <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm">4264. machaneh -- an encampment, camp</a> ... From chanah; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars ... /hebrew/4264.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5971a.htm">5971a. am -- people</a> ... 1), men (1), nation (1), nations (4), own people (1), people (1614), people's (4), people* (1), peoples (187), public* (1), throng (1), together (1), troops (2 ... /hebrew/5971a.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/wesley/the_journal_of_john_wesley/the_blasphemous_troops.htm">The Blasphemous Troops</a> ... Chapter 6. First Methodist Conference; Pressgangs and Mobs; Wesley's Protest against Ungodliness The Blasphemous Troops. Tuesday, October ... /.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/the blasphemous troops.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_holy_virginity_/section_37_but_regard_the.htm">But Regard the Troops of virgins, Holy Boys and Girls...</a> ... Section 37. But regard the troops of virgins, holy boys and girls? 37. But regard the troops of virgins, holy boys and girls: this ... /.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 37 but regard the.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xiii_concerning_gerontius_maximus_and.htm">Concerning Gerontius, Maximus, and the Troops of Honorius. Capture ...</a> ... Book IX. Chapter XIII."Concerning Gerontius, Maximus, and the Troops of Honorius. Capture of Gerontius and his Wife; their Death. ... /.../chapter xiii concerning gerontius maximus and.htm<a href="/library/abbott/xerxes/chapter_vi_the_review_of.htm">The Review of the Troops at Doriscus.</a> ... CHAPTER VI. THE REVIEW OF THE TROOPS AT DORISCUS. BC480 The fleet and the army separate."The Chersonesus."Sufferings from thirst ... //christianbookshelf.org/abbott/xerxes/chapter vi the review of.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/on_the_priesthood/homily_xvii_of_the_commissioners.htm">Of the Commissioners Hellebichus Commander of the Troops, and ...</a> ... Homily XVII. Of the Commissioners Hellebichus Commander of the Troops, and C??sarius Master of the Offices? Of the Commissioners ... /.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xvii of the commissioners.htm<a href="/library/pamphilius/the_life_of_constantine/chapter_vi_an_apparition_seen_in.htm">An Apparition Seen in the Cities Subject to Licinius, as of ...</a> ... Book II. Chapter VI."An Apparition seen in the Cities subject to Licinius, as of Constantine's Troops passing through them. While ... /.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter vi an apparition seen in.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_iv_enterprise_of_gainas_the.htm">Enterprise of Gainas, the Gothic Barbarian. Evils which He ...</a> ... Tirbingilus, a relative of his, who commanded a large body of troops in Phrygia, commenced an insurrection; and to all persons of judgment it was patent that ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter iv enterprise of gainas the.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/a_broken-hearted_father.htm">A Broken-Hearted Father</a> ... After Absalom and all the men of Israel crossed the Jordan, David counted the troops who were with him, and put over them commanders of thousands and of ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a broken-hearted father.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xxxviii_concerning_mania_the_phylarch.htm">Concerning Mania, the Phylarch of the Saracens. When the Treaty ...</a> ... Mania, [1512] the widow of the late monarch, after attaining to the government of her race, led her troops into Phoenicia and Palestine, as far as the regions ... /.../chapter xxxviii concerning mania the phylarch.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_i_expedition_of_julian_into.htm">Expedition of Julian into Persia; He was Worsted and Broke</a> ... He then selected twenty thousand armed men from among his troops, and sent them towards the Tigris, in order that they might guard those regions, and also be ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter i expedition of julian into.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/troops.htm">Troops (92 Occurrences)</a> ...Troops (92 Occurrences). Matthew 22:7 So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. (WEY RSV). ... /t/troops.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/m/muster.htm">Muster (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To call together; as to muster troops for inspection. ... Micah 5:1 Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. ... /m/muster.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/r/roman.htm">Roman (26 Occurrences)</a> ... In the military system as established by Augustus there were nine cohorts of the praetorian guard, three of the urban troops, and seven of the vigiles. ... /r/roman.htm - 101k<a href="/topical/g/garrison.htm">Garrison (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (n.) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. 2. (n.) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security. ... /g/garrison.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/p/parade.htm">Parade (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled. 2. (n.) An assembly ... /p/parade.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/m/march.htm">March (41 Occurrences)</a> ... 6. (vt) TO cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a ... /m/march.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/w/warfare.htm">Warfare (18 Occurrences)</a> ... 3. Operations of War: Of the actual disposition of troops in battle there are no full accounts till the Maccabean time, but an examination of the Biblical ... /w/warfare.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/f/fort.htm">Fort (8 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and ... /f/fort.htm - 41k<a href="/topical/t/trooped.htm">Trooped (1 Occurrence)</a> ... The children have forsaken Me, and sworn by no-gods; and when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the ... /t/trooped.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/r/reserve.htm">Reserve (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 9. (n.) A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops... /r/reserve.htm - 11k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Oswald-Chambers.html">Who was Oswald Chambers? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Deborah-and-Barak.html">What is the story of Deborah and Barak? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Roman-centurion.html">What was a Roman centurion? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/troops.htm">Troops: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Troops (92 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Matthew 22:7</a> So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city. (WEY RSV)<a href="/luke/23-11.htm">Luke 23:11</a> And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate. (DBY WBS)<a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Acts 21:31</a> And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control. (See NIV)<a href="/acts/21-32.htm">Acts 21:32</a> He instantly sent for a few soldiers and their officers, and came down among the people with all speed. At the sight of the Tribune and the troops they ceased beating Paul. (WEY)<a href="/acts/23-10.htm">Acts 23:10</a> But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them by force and bring him into the barracks. (WEY NAS NIV)<a href="/acts/23-27.htm">Acts 23:27</a> This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen. (WEY NAS NIV)<a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Revelation 9:16</a> The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million. I heard the number of them. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Genesis 32:7</a> Then Jacob was greatly afraid, and was distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the sheep and the cattle and the camels, into two troops. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Genesis 32:10</a> I am too small for all the loving-kindness and all the faithfulness that thou hast shewn unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two troops. (DBY)<a href="/genesis/49-19.htm">Genesis 49:19</a> Gad troops will rush upon him; But he will rush upon the heel. (DBY)<a href="/exodus/14-9.htm">Exodus 14:9</a> The Egyptians pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-5.htm">Joshua 10:5</a> Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their armies, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it. (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Joshua 11:4</a> and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Judges 4:7</a> And I will draw out Sis'era, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops; and I will give him into your hand.'" (DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Judges 4:16</a> But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left. (See NIV)<a href="/judges/8-5.htm">Judges 8:5</a> He said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." (See NIV)<a href="/judges/8-6.htm">Judges 8:6</a> The princes of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?" (See NIV)<a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Judges 9:34</a> Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">1 Samuel 4:3</a> When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies." (See RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">1 Samuel 13:5</a> The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven. (See RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm">1 Samuel 13:7</a> Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24</a> The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, "Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies." So none of the people tasted food. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/18-13.htm">1 Samuel 18:13</a> Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/4-2.htm">2 Samuel 4:2</a> And two men, heads of troops, have been 'to' the son of Saul, the name of the one 'is' Baanah, and the name of the second Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin, for also Beeroth is reckoned to Benjamin, (YLT)<a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9</a> Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-13.htm">2 Samuel 10:13</a> So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/12-28.htm">2 Samuel 12:28</a> Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name." (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/16-6.htm">2 Samuel 16:6</a> He cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/17-8.htm">2 Samuel 17:8</a> Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm">2 Samuel 17:9</a> Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say,'There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!' (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/18-2.htm">2 Samuel 18:2</a> David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, "I will surely go forth with you myself also." (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/18-5.htm">2 Samuel 18:5</a> The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/18-16.htm">2 Samuel 18:16</a> Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-2.htm">2 Samuel 19:2</a> The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard it said that day, "The king grieves for his son." (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/19-40.htm">2 Samuel 19:40</a> So the king went over to Gilgal, and Chimham went over with him. All the people of Judah brought the king over, and also half the people of Israel. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/20-12.htm">2 Samuel 20:12</a> Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">2 Samuel 23:10</a> He arose, and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take spoil. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/23-11.htm">2 Samuel 23:11</a> And after him was Shammah the son of Age the Ararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">2 Samuel 24:3</a> Joab said to the king, "Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?" (See NIV)<a href="/1_kings/16-15.htm">1 Kings 16:15</a> In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. (See RSV)<a href="/1_kings/16-16.htm">1 Kings 16:16</a> The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. (See RSV)<a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">2 Kings 5:2</a> And the Aramaeans have gone out 'by' troops, and they take captive out of the land of Israel a little damsel, and she is before the wife of Naaman, (YLT)<a href="/2_kings/6-23.htm">2 Kings 6:23</a> And he prepareth for them great provision, and they eat and drink, and he sendeth them away, and they go unto their lord: and troops of Aram have not added any more to come in to the land of Israel. (YLT)<a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a> Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, "I see a company." Joram said, "Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say,'Is it peace?'" (See NIV)<a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">2 Kings 11:15</a> Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks. Kill him who follows her with the sword." For the priest said, "Don't let her be slain in the house of Yahweh." (See NIV)<a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">2 Kings 13:20</a> And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year, (YLT)<a href="/1_chronicles/7-4.htm">1 Chronicles 7:4</a> And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, 'are' troops of the host of battle, thirty and six thousand, for they multiplied wives and sons; (YLT NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">1 Chronicles 11:13</a> He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-18.htm">1 Chronicles 12:18</a> And the Spirit hath clothed Amasai, head of the captains: 'To thee, O David, and with thee, O son of Jesse -- peace! peace to thee, and peace to thy helper, for thy God hath helped thee;' and David receiveth them, and putteth them among the heads of the troop. (See RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-23.htm">1 Chronicles 12:23</a> These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of Yahweh. (See RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-24.htm">1 Chronicles 12:24</a> The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war. (See RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-36.htm">1 Chronicles 12:36</a> Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array, forty thousand. (See RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-7.htm">1 Chronicles 19:7</a> So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">1 Chronicles 19:10</a> Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-14.htm">1 Chronicles 19:14</a> So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/21-2.htm">1 Chronicles 21:2</a> David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them. (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/21-3.htm">1 Chronicles 21:3</a> Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel? (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">2 Chronicles 12:3</a> with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">2 Chronicles 13:3</a> Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">2 Chronicles 13:13</a> But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9</a> There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah. (WEB)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">2 Chronicles 17:2</a> He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-14.htm">2 Chronicles 23:14</a> Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Don't kill her in the house of Yahweh. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-7.htm">2 Chronicles 25:7</a> But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, don't let the army of Israel go with you; for Yahweh is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-9.htm">2 Chronicles 25:9</a> And Amaziah saith to the man of God, 'And what -- to do for the hundred talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?' And the man of God saith, 'Jehovah hath more to give to thee than this.' (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">2 Chronicles 25:10</a> And Amaziah separateth them -- for the troop that hath come in unto him from Ephraim to go to their own place, and their anger doth burn mightily against Judah, and they turn back to their place in the heat of anger. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-13.htm">2 Chronicles 25:13</a> And the sons of the troop that Amaziah hath sent back from going with him to battle -- they rush against cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-Horon, and smite of them three thousand, and seize much prey. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/26-11.htm">2 Chronicles 26:11</a> And Uzziah hath a force, making war, going forth to the host, by troops, in the number of their reckoning by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Masseiah the officer, by the hand of Hananiah 'one' of the heads of the king. (YLT)<a href="/ezra/8-22.htm">Ezra 8:22</a> For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him. (See NAS)<a href="/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19</a> The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. (KJV WBS)<a href="/job/19-12.htm">Job 19:12</a> His troops come on together, build a siege ramp against me, and encamp around my tent. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/25-3.htm">Job 25:3</a> Is there any number of his troops? and upon whom doth not his light arise? (DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/job/29-25.htm">Job 29:25</a> I choose their way, and sit head, And I dwell as a king in a troop, When mourners he doth comfort. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Song of Songs 6:4</a> Thou art fair, my love, as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as troops with banners: (DBY NIV)<a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Song of Songs 6:10</a> Who is she that looketh forth as the dawn, Fair as the moon, clear as the sun, Terrible as troops with banners? (DBY)<a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Isaiah 14:31</a> Howl, O gate! cry, O city! thou, Philistia, art wholly dissolved; for there cometh from the north a smoke, and none remaineth apart in his gatherings of troops. (DBY)<a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6</a> And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield. (See JPS)<a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Isaiah 29:3</a> I will encamp against you all around you, and will lay siege against you with posted troops. I will raise siege works against you. (WEB ASV)<a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Jeremiah 5:7</a> How can I pardon you? your children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a> A sword is on their horses, and on their chariots, and on all the mixed people who are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is on her treasures, and they shall be robbed. (See RSV)<a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14</a> And I will scatter toward every wind all that are round about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. (See JPS DBY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a> But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? (See NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Ezekiel 17:21</a> All his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/38-6.htm">Ezekiel 38:6</a> Gomer, and all his hordes; the house of Togarmah in the uttermost parts of the north, and all his hordes; even many peoples with you. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Ezekiel 38:9</a> You shall ascend, you shall come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you, and all your hordes, and many peoples with you. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> With pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him, and on his hordes, and on the many peoples who are with him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones, fire, and sulfur. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4</a> You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you, and all your hordes, and the peoples who are with you: I will give you to the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the animals of the field to be devoured. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Daniel 11:15</a> So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hosea/6-9.htm">Hosea 6:9</a> And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Micah 5:1</a> Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/nahum/2-5.htm">Nahum 2:5</a> He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place. (WEB NIV)<a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Nahum 3:13</a> Behold, your troops in your midst are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars. 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