Bible on War

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;

Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.

He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.

And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it.

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.

And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.

When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.

Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.

Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.