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The concept of forces is woven throughout the Scriptures, illustrating the dynamics of spiritual and earthly power. Divine Forces The Bible frequently emphasizes the supreme power and authority of God as the ultimate force in the universe. In the Old Testament, God's might is often depicted in His creation and control over nature. <a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6-9</a> declares, "By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; He puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him. For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm." God's forces are also evident in His deliverance and protection of His people. In Exodus, the Lord's power is demonstrated through the plagues in Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea, showcasing His ability to intervene in human history. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a> states, "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land." Angelic Forces Angelic beings are often depicted as agents of God's will, executing His commands and serving as His messengers. They are described as powerful forces in the spiritual realm. In <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a> , Elisha prays for his servant's eyes to be opened, revealing a heavenly army: "And Elisha prayed, 'O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.' And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." Human Forces The Bible also addresses human forces, particularly in the context of military strength and warfare. The Israelites often engaged in battles, relying on God's guidance and strength for victory. In <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/17.htm">1 Samuel 17</a>, the account of David and Goliath illustrates the triumph of faith and divine support over sheer physical force. David declares in <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45</a> , "But David said to the Philistine, 'You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'" Spiritual Forces The New Testament expands the understanding of forces to include spiritual warfare. Believers are called to recognize and resist the forces of evil. <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> warns, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Christians are encouraged to put on the full armor of God to stand firm against these spiritual forces. Conclusion The concept of forces in the Bible encompasses a wide range of meanings, from the omnipotent power of God to the spiritual battles faced by believers. Understanding these forces provides insight into the biblical narrative of God's sovereignty and the ongoing struggle between good and evil.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Of the Gentiles (<a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5</a>, 11; R.V., "the wealth of the nations") denotes the wealth of the heathen. The whole passage means that the wealth of the Gentile world should be consecrated to the service of the church. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>FORCESfor'-sis (chayil): (1) The word is used as a military term, equivalent to army, in <a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">2 Kings 25:23, 16</a> (where the King James Version reads "armies"); <a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">2 Chronicles 17:2</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">Jeremiah 40:7</a>, etc. See <a href="../a/army.htm">ARMY</a>. (2) In <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5, 11</a>, it is rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) by "wealth," and in Obadiah verse 11, by "substance." Two other Hebrew words are also translated "forces" in the King James Version, ma'amatstsim (<a href="/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19</a>), and ma`oz (<a href="/daniel/11-38.htm">Daniel 11:38</a>), the latter being rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) "fortresses."<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1018.htm">1018. brabeuo -- to act as umpire</a> ... 2307 ). See 1017 (). 1018 ("decide as an umpire") means to , ie "making the call" in "a between contending forces" (Souter), used only in Col 3:15. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1018.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/29.htm">29. aggareuo -- to impress, compel</a> ... Word Origin of Pers. origin, cf. iggerah Definition to impress, compel NASB Word Usage forces (1), pressed into service (2). Hagar. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/29.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2888.htm">2888. kosmokrator -- a ruler of this world</a> ... 6:12). Word Origin from kosmos and krateo Definition a ruler of this world NASB Word Usage world forces (1). ruler. From kosmos ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2888.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2923.htm">2923. Telaim -- a place where Saul mustered his forces</a> ... 2922, 2923. Telaim. 2924 . a place where Saul mustered his forces. Transliteration: Telaim Phonetic Spelling: (tel-aw-eem') Short Definition: Telaim. ... /hebrew/2923.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm">2428. chayil -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army</a> ... army NASB Word Usage able (5), armies (3), army (82), army* (1), capability (1), capable (3), elite army (1), excellence (1), excellent (2), forces (12), full ... /hebrew/2428.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3981.htm">3981. maamats -- power, strength, force</a> ... 3980, 3981. maamats. 3982 . power, strength, force. Transliteration: maamats Phonetic Spelling: (mah-am-awts') Short Definition: forces. ... /hebrew/3981.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm">2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen</a> ... 1), encourages (1), established himself securely (1), fasten (1), fastens (1), fierce (1), firm (2), firmly (2), firmly in his grasp (1), forces (1), fortified ... /hebrew/2388.htm - 8k <a href="/hebrew/2220.htm">2220. zeroa -- arm, shoulder, strength</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition arm, shoulder, strength NASB Word Usage arm (53), arms (19), forces (3), help (1), mighty (1), position (1), power (4 ... /hebrew/2220.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4475.htm">4475. memshalah -- rule, dominion, realm</a> ... Word Origin fem. of mimshal Definition rule, dominion, realm NASB Word Usage authority (1), domain (1), dominion (9), forces (1), govern (2), rule (4). ... /hebrew/4475.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_with_world_winners/forces_that_win.htm">Forces that Win.</a> ... The Church Forces That Win. God's world is full of winning forces. ... And there are winning forces in life that each one of us is powerfully affected by. ... /.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/forces that win.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_7_how_judas_overthrew.htm">How Judas Overthrew the Forces of Apollonius and Seron and Killed ...</a> ... CHAPTER 7. How Judas Overthrew The Forces Of Apollonius And Seron And Killed The Generals Of Their Armies Themselves; And How When, A Little While Afterwards ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 how judas overthrew.htm<a href="/library/harnack/the_origin_of_the_new_testament/i_the_needs_and_motive.htm">The Needs and Motive Forces that Led to the Creation of the New ...</a> ... THE ORIGIN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT I. The Needs and Motive Forces that led to the Creation of the New Testament. If the trained observer ... /.../harnack/the origin of the new testament/i the needs and motive.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_life_of_flavius_josephus/section_33_but_now_when.htm">But Now, when the People of Tiberias Perceived that There were no ...</a> ... Section 33. But now, when the people of Tiberias perceived that there were no forces come? 33. But now, when the people of Tiberias ... /.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 33 but now when.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_14_festus_succeeds_felix.htm">Festus Succeeds Felix who is Succeeded by Albinus as He is by ...</a> ... CHAPTER 14. Festus Succeeds Felix Who Is Succeeded By Albinus As He Is By Florus; Who By The Barbarity Of His Government Forces The Jews Into The War. ... /.../chapter 14 festus succeeds felix.htm<a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/section_36_this_the_more.htm">This the More Striking, if we Consider the Opposing Forces Out of ...</a> ... Against the Heathen. Section 36. This the more striking, if we consider the opposing forces out of which this order is produced. ... /.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/section 36 this the more.htm<a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_23_concerning_the_war_in.htm">Concerning the War in which Radagaisus, King of the Goths, a ...</a> ... Book V. Chapter 23."Concerning the War in Which Radagaisus, King of the Goths, a Worshipper of Demons, Was Conquered in One Day, with All His Mighty Forces. ... /.../augustine/city of god/chapter 23 concerning the war in.htm<a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_with_world_winners/the_divine_law_of_leadership.htm">The Divine Law of Leadership.</a> ... Leadership. Now I want to talk with you a bit about the forces at hand for winning our old world back to our Father's heart and home. ... /.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/the divine law of leadership.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_life_of_flavius_josephus/section_32_but_as_for.htm">But as for the Inhabitants of the City of Tiberias...</a> ... But as for the inhabitants of the city of Tiberias, they wrote to the king, and desired him to send them forces sufficient to be a guard to their country; for ... /.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 32 but as for.htm<a href="/library/chadwick/the_gospel_of_st_mark/chapter_1_23_miracles.htm">Miracles</a> ... He answers, Because the sum total of the forces of nature is a fixed quantity: nothing can be added to that sum, nothing taken from it: the energy of all our ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 1 23 miracles.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/forces.htm">Forces (123 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FORCES. ... Multi-Version Concordance Forces (123 Occurrences). Matthew 5:41 Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. ... /f/forces.htm - 39k<a href="/topical/k/kare'ah.htm">Kare'ah (14 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Kings 25:23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to ... /k/kare'ah.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/k/kareah.htm">Kareah (14 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Kings 25:23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to ... /k/kareah.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/j/joha'nan.htm">Joha'nan (25 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Kings 25:23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to ... /j/joha'nan.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/j/johanan.htm">Johanan (31 Occurrences)</a> ... jo-ha'-nan (yochanan, "Yahweh has been gracious"; Ioanan; compare JEHOHANAN): (1) Son of Kareah, and one of "the captains of the forces who were in the fields ... /j/johanan.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/f/formation.htm">Formation (11 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 10:8 And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the ... /f/formation.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/a/apollyon.htm">Apollyon (1 Occurrence)</a> ... He is the central figure in an ideal picture of evil forces represented as originating in the world of lost spirits and allowed to operate destructively in ... /a/apollyon.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/a/aramaeans.htm">Aramaeans (49 Occurrences)</a> ... (BBE). 2 Samuel 8:6 And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. ... /a/aramaeans.htm - 23k<a href="/topical/g/greece.htm">Greece (15 Occurrences)</a> ... The real forces at work in the world were first men, and secondly beings with a nature like man's, but with powers superior to man's; worship was the attempt ... /g/greece.htm - 59k<a href="/topical/d/disordered.htm">Disordered (4 Occurrences)</a> ... after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control ... /d/disordered.htm - 8k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/spiritual-attack.html">What can I do when I am under spiritual attack? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/kinesiology.html">What does the Bible say about applied kinesiology? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/principalities-and-powers.html">What are principalities and powers? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/forces.htm">Forces: 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>Forces (123 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/5-41.htm">Matthew 5:41</a> Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Matthew 22:7</a> And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city. (DBY)<a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a> "But immediately after those times of distress the sun will be darkened, the moon will not shed her light, the stars will fall from the firmament, and the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed. (WEY)<a href="/mark/13-25.htm">Mark 13:25</a> the stars will be seen falling from the firmament, and the forces which are in the heavens will be disordered and disturbed. (WEY)<a href="/luke/16-16.htm">Luke 16:16</a> The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it. (DBY)<a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Luke 21:26</a> while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed. (WEY)<a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Romans 8:38</a> For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither the lower ranks of evil angels nor the higher, neither things present nor things future, nor the forces of nature, (WEY)<a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (WEB WEY NAS NIV)<a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Revelation 9:16</a> and the number of the forces of the horsemen 'is' two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them. (YLT)<a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Genesis 14:3</a> All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (the same is the Salt Sea). (See RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Genesis 14:8</a> And the king of Sodom with the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar), went out, and put their forces in position in the valley of Siddim, (BBE)<a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15</a> And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus. (BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/genesis/21-22.htm">Genesis 21:22</a> It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/21-32.htm">Genesis 21:32</a> So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">Genesis 26:26</a> Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army. (See NIV)<a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; and it will be the end of me and all my people. (See NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Deuteronomy 22:25</a> But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die. (See NAS)<a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Deuteronomy 33:27</a> The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/8-13.htm">Joshua 8:13</a> So they set the people, even all the army who was on the north of the city, and their ambush on the west of the city; and Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. (See RSV)<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 hosts, and encamped against Gibeon, and made war against it. (See RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua 10:6</a> And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying: 'Slack not thy hands from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us; for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us.' (See NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-5.htm">Joshua 11:5</a> And all these kings came together, and put their forces in position at the waters of Merom, to make war on Israel. (BBE RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Judges 4:7</a> And I will make Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his war-carriages and his forces, come against you at the river Kishon, where I will give him into your hands. (BBE)<a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. (See NIV)<a href="/judges/12-1.htm">Judges 12:1</a> And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed to Zaphon; and they said unto Jephthah: 'Wherefore didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.' (See NIV)<a href="/judges/20-20.htm">Judges 20:20</a> And the men of Israel went out to war against Benjamin (and the men of Israel put their forces in fighting order against them at Gibeah). (BBE)<a href="/judges/20-22.htm">Judges 20:22</a> But the people, the men of Israel, taking heart again, put their forces in order and took up the same position as on the first day. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/4-1.htm">1 Samuel 4:1</a> Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/4-2.htm">1 Samuel 4:2</a> And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field. (BBE NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/11-1.htm">1 Samuel 11:1</a> Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">1 Samuel 14:4</a> Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/14-17.htm">1 Samuel 14:17</a> Then said Saul to the people who were with him, "Count now, and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">1 Samuel 17:1</a> Now the Philistines got their armies together for war, and came together at Socoh in the land of Judah, and took up their position between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/17-2.htm">1 Samuel 17:2</a> And Saul and the men of Israel came together and took up their position in the valley of Elah, and put their forces in order against the Philistines. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/17-21.htm">1 Samuel 17:21</a> And Israel and the Philistines had put their forces in position, army against army. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/23-3.htm">1 Samuel 23:3</a> David's men said to him, "Behold, we are afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?" (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">1 Samuel 23:8</a> And Saul sent for all the people to come to the fight, and go down to Keilah to make an attack on David and his men. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">1 Samuel 23:26</a> And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. (See NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">1 Samuel 28:1</a> Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight. (BBE RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">1 Samuel 28:4</a> And the Philistines came together and put their forces in position in Shunem; and Saul got all Israel together and they took up their positions in Gilboa. (BBE)<a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm">1 Samuel 29:1</a> Now the Philistines got all their army together at Aphek: and the Israelites put their forces in position by the fountain in Jezreel. (BBE RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/30-23.htm">1 Samuel 30:23</a> Then said David, "You shall not do so, my brothers, with that which Yahweh has given to us, who has preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand. (See NIV)<a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20</a> And David went to Baal-perazim, and overcame them there; and he said, The Lord has let the forces fighting against me be broken before me as a wall is broken by rushing waters. So that place was named Baal-perazim. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a> And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">2 Samuel 8:9</a> And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer; (DBY)<a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a> And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">2 Samuel 10:8</a> And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the Aramaeans of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9</a> Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans; (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/10-17.htm">2 Samuel 10:17</a> And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the Aramaeans put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him. (BBE)<a href="/1_kings/11-24.htm">1 Kings 11:24</a> He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah : and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus. (See NIV)<a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">1 Kings 15:20</a> And Ben-Hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and all Kinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (DBY YLT NIV)<a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">2 Kings 6:24</a> Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces. (BBE)<a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">2 Kings 8:21</a> Then Joram went over to Zair, with all his war-carriages; ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him, ... the captains of the war-carriages; and the people went in flight to their tents. (BBE)<a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a> Then the king of Assyria went through all the land and came up to Samaria, shutting it in with his forces for three years. (BBE)<a href="/2_kings/25-2.htm">2 Kings 25:2</a> And the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. (BBE)<a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a> and the walls of Jerusalem round about have all the forces of the Chaldeans, who 'are' with the chief of the executioners, broken down. (YLT)<a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">2 Kings 25:23</a> Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a> All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/11-26.htm">1 Chronicles 11:26</a> And the valiant men of the forces were: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, (DBY YLT)<a href="/1_chronicles/14-11.htm">1 Chronicles 14:11</a> So they went up to Baal-perazim, and David overcame them there, and David said, God has let the forces fighting against me be broken by my hand, as a wall is broken down by rushing water; so they gave that place the name of Baal-perazim. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-6.htm">1 Chronicles 18:6</a> Then David put armed forces in Damascus, and the Aramaeans became his servants and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-9.htm">1 Chronicles 18:9</a> And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah; (DBY)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-13.htm">1 Chronicles 18:13</a> David put armed forces in all the towns of Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord made David overcome wherever he went. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-9.htm">1 Chronicles 19:9</a> So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">1 Chronicles 19:10</a> Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the Aramaeans; (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-17.htm">1 Chronicles 19:17</a> And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the Aramaeans, the fight was started. (BBE RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/20-1.htm">1 Chronicles 20:1</a> Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took Rabbah and made it waste. (BBE NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/13-3.htm">2 Chronicles 13:3</a> And Abijah went out to the fight with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand of his best men; and Jeroboam put his forces in line against him, eight hundred thousand of his best men of war. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/14-10.htm">2 Chronicles 14:10</a> And Asa went out against him, and they put their forces in position in the valley north of Mareshah. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">2 Chronicles 14:13</a> And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar; and there fell of the Ethiopians so that none remained alive; for they were shattered before the LORD, and before His host; and they carried away very much booty. (See NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">2 Chronicles 16:4</a> And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim, and all the store-magazines of the cities of Naphtali. (DBY YLT NIV)<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. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-13.htm">2 Chronicles 17:13</a> He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">2 Chronicles 21:9</a> Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him ... on the captains of the war-carriages. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a> And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/32-9.htm">2 Chronicles 32:9</a> After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem--now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him--unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying: (See NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a> wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, (See JPS)<a href="/job/10-17.htm">Job 10:17</a> You renew your witnesses against me, and increase your indignation on me. Changes and warfare are with me. (See NIV)<a href="/job/36-19.htm">Job 36:19</a> Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength. (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalms 33:16</a> The king is not saved by the multitude of his forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. (DBY)<a href="/psalms/48-4.htm">Psalms 48:4</a> For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together. (See NIV)<a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Psalms 55:11</a> Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets. (WEB NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-28.htm">Isaiah 10:28</a> He has gone up from Pene-Rimmon, he has come to Aiath; he has gone past Migron, at Michmash he puts his forces in order. (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Isaiah 13:4</a> The noise of great numbers in the mountains, like the noise of a strong people! The noise of the kingdoms of the nations meeting together! The Lord of armies is numbering his forces for war. (BBE)<a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Isaiah 60:5</a> Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. (KJV WBS YLT)<a href="/isaiah/60-11.htm">Isaiah 60:11</a> Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. (KJV WBS)<a href="/jeremiah/32-2.htm">Jeremiah 32:2</a> And then the forces of the king of Babylon are laying siege against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet hath been shut up in the court of the prison that 'is' in the house of the king of Judah, (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/34-7.htm">Jeremiah 34:7</a> and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left -- against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/34-21.htm">Jeremiah 34:21</a> And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his heads, I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their soul, and into the hand of the forces of the king of Babylon, that are going up from off you. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5</a> And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after them, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and they take him, and bring him up unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him -- judgments. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/40-7.htm">Jeremiah 40:7</a> Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/40-13.htm">Jeremiah 40:13</a> Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/41-11.htm">Jeremiah 41:11</a> But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/41-13.htm">Jeremiah 41:13</a> Now it happened that, when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, then they were glad. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/41-16.htm">Jeremiah 41:16</a> Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, to wit, the men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought back from Gibeon: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/42-1.htm">Jeremiah 42:1</a> Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/42-8.htm">Jeremiah 42:8</a> Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/43-4.htm">Jeremiah 43:4</a> So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, didn't obey the voice of Yahweh, to dwell in the land of Judah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/43-5.htm">Jeremiah 43:5</a> But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, who were returned from all the nations where they had been driven, to sojourn in the land of Judah; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/52-5.htm">Jeremiah 52:5</a> So the town was shut in by their forces till the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 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