Armies
Antiquity of -- Ge 14:1-8. Ancient, often numerous -- Jos 11:4; 1Sa 13:5. Of different nations often confederated -- Jos 9:2; 10:5; Jdj 3:13; 1Ki 20:1. Troops often hired for -- 1Ch 19:7; 2Ch 25:6. Were composed of Bowmen and slingers. -- 1Ch 12:2; Jer 4:29. Spearmen or heavy troops. -- Ps 68:30; Ac 23:23. Cavalry. -- Ex 14:9; 1Ki 20:20. War chariots. -- Jos 17:16; Jdj 4:3. Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations -- Nu 21:23; 1Sa 29:1. Furnished with standards -- Song 6:4; Isa 10:18; Jer 4:21. Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage -- Jdj 7:12; 2Ki 7:7; Eze 23:2. Generally in three divisions -- Ge 14:15; Job 1:17. Were led by Kings in person. -- 2Ki 18:13; 25:1. Experienced captains. -- 2Ki 18:17,24. Called the Wings of a nation. -- Isa 8:8; Jer 48:40. Power of Kings. -- 2Ch 32:9. Hosts. -- Jos 10:5; Jdj 8:10. Bands. -- 2Ki 24:2; 1Ch 7:4. Began their campaigns in the spring -- 2Sa 11:1. Often went on foreign service -- Jer 5:15; 50:3. Marched Often in open line. -- Hab 1:6,8. With order and precision. -- Isa 5:27; Joe 2:7,8. With rapidity. -- Jer 48:40; Hab 1:8. With noise and tumult. -- Isa 17:12,13; Joe 2:5. Employed in Fighting battles. -- 1Sa 17:2,3; 1Ch 19:17. Besieging cities. -- De 20:12; Isa 29:3. Assaulting cities. -- Jos 7:3,4; Jdj 9:45. Often surprised their enemies -- Jos 8:2; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:12. Commenced battles with a shout -- 1Sa 17:20; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:14. Toil and fatigue often endured by -- Eze 29:18. Divided the spoil -- Ex 15:9; Zec 14:1. Sent out foraging parties -- 2Ki 5:2. Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished -- Jer 50:42; La 5:11-13; Am 1:13. Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance -- Isa 13:5. In latter ages received pay -- Lu 3:14; 1Co 9:7. Encamped In the open fields. -- 2Sa 11:11; 1Ch 11:15. Before cities. -- Jos 10:5; 1Sa 11:1. Fear occasioned by -- Nu 22:3; Jer 6:25. Devastation occasioned by -- Isa 37:18; Jer 5:17. Often destroyed by Their enemies. -- Ex 17:13; Jos 10:10,20; Jdj 11:33; 2Sa 18:7; 1Ki 20:21. Themselves through divine intervention. -- Jdj 7:22; 1Sa 14:15,16; 2Ch 20:23. Supernatural means. -- Jos 10:11; 2Ki 19:35. Brought their idols with them. -- 1Ch 14:12. Compared to Whirlwinds. -- Jer 25:32. Waters of a river. -- Isa 8:7. Caterpillars. -- Jer 51:14,27. Grasshoppers. -- Jdj 6:3-5; 7:12. Locusts. -- Isa 33:4; Re 9:3,7. Flies. -- Isa 7:18,19. Clouds. -- Eze 38:9-16. Overflowing torrents. -- Isa 28:2; Da 11:10,26. Illustrative of Multitudes of angels. -- 1Ki 22:19; Ps 148:2; Da 4:35; Mt 26:53. The Church. -- Da 8:10-13; Song 6:4,10. Numerous and heavy afflictions. -- Job 19:12.