Lake xi, 21, 22. When a strong armed keepeth his palace, Ls goods are in peace: But when A stronger than he shall come on him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. Bom. viii, 37. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved 2 Cor. x, 3-6. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but ighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting wn imaginations, and every Eh thing that exalteth itself gainst the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiTess to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. Phil. ii, 25. Yet I supposed it ssary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companon in labour, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and ye that ministered to my wants. 1 Tim. i, 18. This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, acording to the prophecies which at before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good war fare. 1 Tim. vi, 12. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal e, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses, 2 Tim. il, 3, 4. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that be may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Tim. iv, 7. I have fought a Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 1 Sam. xxii, 17. And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. Jer. xii, 5. If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? CAVALRY. FORBIDDEN TO THE KINGS OF ISRAEL, AND ITS REASON. Deut. xvii, 16. But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. 1 Kin. x, 28. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt.. Isa. xxxi, 1-3. Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 1 Sam. xiii, 5. And the Philistotines gathered themselves gether to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen. 2 Sam. i, 6. And the young man that told him said, as I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 2 Sam. viii, 4. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 2 Sam. x, 18. And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 1 Kings i, 5. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 1 Kings iv, 26. And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 1 Kings xx, 20. And they slew every cue his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. seek the LORD! Yet he also is 2 Kings xviii, 23. Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to good fight, I have finished my helpeth shall fall, and he that is/ my lord the king of Assyria, and I urse, I have kept the faith. Philemon 2. And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowdier, and to the church in thy house. holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. horses, if thou be able on thy part will deliver thee two thousand to set riders upon them. Acts xxiii, 32. On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle. 2 Kings ii, 11. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot' of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 2 Kings xiii, 14. Now Elisha whereof he died. And Joash the was fallen sick of his sickness king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. Isa. xxi, 7. And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, and he hearkened diligently with much heed. Isa. xxii, 7. And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. Jer. iv, 29. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. Hosea xiv, 3. Asshur shall not | by night, and compassed the city save us; we will not ride upon about. And when the servant of horses. the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? Zech. x, 5. And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. Rev. xix, 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. NOT INVINCIBLE. Judges v, 22. Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means Jer. viil, 16. The snorting of his of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones. horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. Ezek. xxiii, 6, 23. Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. Ezek. xxvi, 11. With the hoofs of his horses' shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. Ezek. xxxviii, 4, 15. And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: Dan. xi, 40. And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. Ps. xx, 7, 8. Some trust in chariots, and somein horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Prov. xxi, 31. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. Isa. xxx, 16. But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. Micah v, 10. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots. Haggai ii, 21, 22. Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and the earth; And I will oversaying, I will shake the heavens throw the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I those that ride in them; and the will overthrow the chariots, and horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. WAR CHARIOT. Joshua xi, 9. And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 1 Kin. x, 26. And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. Hosea i, 7. But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by 2 Kin. vi, 14, 15. Therefore sent battle, by horses, nor by horse-he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came men. 2 Kin. ix, 21, .... And Joram king of Israel, and Ahaziah king of Judah, went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu..... 2 Chron. i, 14. And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. . . . . Isa. xxii, 6, 7. And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. (See under Horse.) ARTILLERY OR IRON WAR CHARIOTS. Josh. xvil, 16, 18. And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. ..... Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. Judges 1, 19. And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. Judges iv, 3, 13. And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years of Israel. And Sisera gathered he mightily oppressed the children together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. COMMISSARIAT. Joshua i, 10, 11. Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it. Judges viii, 5-9, 15. And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for | LORD, and hast said, With the Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. And he went up thence Penuel, and spake unto them Likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebal and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? Judges xx, 10. And we will take ten men of an hundred through out all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people. Jer. xxii, 7. And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. Jer. xlvi, 22. The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. WAR TRUMPET. FORM AND USE. Num. x, 2-9. Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of 2 Sam. xvii, 28, 29. Brought Israel, shall gather themselves beds, and basons, and earthen- unto thee. When ye blow an Fessels, and wheat, and barley, alarm, then the camps that lie on nd flour, and parched corn, and the east parts shall go forward. beans, and lentiles, and parched When ye blow an alarm the second False, And honey, and butter, and time, then the camps that lie on sheep, and cheese of kine, for the south side shall take their David, and for the people that journey: they shall blow an alarm were with him, to eat: for they for their journeys. But when the sald, The people is hungry, and congregation is to be gathered toWeary, and thirsty, in the wilder-gether, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. And the sons Dess. 2 Kings iii, 9, 10. So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! Ezek. xxiii, 24. And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. Ezek. xxxviii, 7. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. of Aaron, the priests, shall blow And if ye go to war in your land, pass the city seven times, and the UNDER THE JUDGES. Judges vi, 34. But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him. So the Judges vii, 8, 16-20. people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand. And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of So the LORD, and of Gideon. Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. 2 Sam. xviii, 16. And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. 2 Sam. xx, 1, 22. And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 2 Chron. xiil, 14. And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind; and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. UNDER NEHEMIAH. Neh. iv, 18-20. For the builders, every one had his sword girded | by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall one far from another. In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. warn the people; Then whosoever not be with the heads of these men? Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philis tines. And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? And Achish answered and said to David, I trans-sight, as an angel of God: notwithknow that thou art good in my Hosea v, 8. Blow ye the cornet Joel ii, 1. Blow ye the trumpet standing the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depar So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the And the Philistines Amos ii, 2, But I will send a fire 1 Cor. xiv, 8. For if the trumpet DISBANDING. 1 Sam. xxix, 1-11. Now the in the rere-ward with Achish. went up to Jezreel. 1 Kings xii, 22-24. But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD. Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of 1 Kings xxil, 36. And there 2 Chron. XXV, 7-10. But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel with Israel, to wit, with all the go with thee; for the LORD is not children of Ephraim. But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. Then Amaziah parated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: whereAre their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. Jer. xli, 13, 14. Now it came to pass, that when all the people which acere with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. ANCIENT VALOUR. IN TROOPS. Josh. i, 14. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of Valour, and help them. 1 Chron. vii, 7, 9, 11, 40. And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. And the number of them, after their heads of the house of their fathers, genealogy by their generations, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty thousand and two hundred solmen of valour, were seventeen diers, fit to go out for war and battle. dren of Asher, heads of their All these were the chilfather's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men. 2 Chron. xiil, 3. And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hun came in unto the danghters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. Gen. xxxiv, 25-27. And it cam to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, his sword, and came upon the Dinah's brethren, took each man city boldly, and slew all the males. And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shesons of Jacob came upon the chem's house, and went out. The slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. Gileadite was a mighty man of Judges xi, 1. Now Jephthah the valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. Judges xv, 15-20. And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass have I slain slew a thousand men therewith. a thousand men. And it came to Josh. viii, 3. So Joshua arose, dred thousand chosen men, being pass, when he had made an end of and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. Josh. x. 7. So Joshua ascended frota Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 2 Sam. x, 7. And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 2 Sam. xvi, 6. And 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. 2 Sam. xx, 7. And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 1 Kings i, 8, 10. But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jeholada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. Bat Nathan the prophet, and Benalah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. 1 Chron. v, 24. And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.. mighty men of valour. 2 Chron. xxxii, 3. He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. Neh. xi, 14. And their brethren. mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overof the great men. seer was Zabdiel, the son of one 2 Chron. xxvi, 17. And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were vallant men. Ps. iii, 6. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Ps. xxvii, 3. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war will I be confident. should rise against me, in this which is Solomon's; threescore Cant. iii, 7. Behold his bed, valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. Nah. ii, 3. The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand and called that place Rameth-lehl. And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. 1 Sam. xvi, 18. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. to Abner, Art not thou a valiant 1 Sam. xxvi, 15. And David said man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 1 Kings i, 42. And while he yet torches in the day of his prepara-spake, behold, Jonathan the son tion, and the fir trees shall be of Abiathar the priest came; and terribly shaken. IN HEROES. Gen. vi, 4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 1 Kings xi, 28. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the |