Bible on War

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted.

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

And David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?

But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword.

Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the father’s sakes.

And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.

And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.

He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.

Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.