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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 Jud 3:13 1Ki 20:1
Troops often hired for # 1Ch 19:7 2Ch 25:6
WERE COMPOSED OF 5a) Bowmen and slingers
# 1Ch 12:2 Jer 4:29

         5b) Spearmen or heavy troops
             # Ps 68:30 Ac 23:23
     
         5c) Cavalry
             # Ex 14:9 1Ki 20:20
     
         5d) War chariots
             # Jos 17:16 Jud 4:3
     
     6) Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations
        # Nu 21:23 1Sa 29:1
     
     7) Furnished with standards
        # So 6:4 Isa 10:18 Jer 4:21
     
     8) Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage
        # Jud 7:12 2Ki 7:7 Eze 23:2
     
     9) Generally in three divisions
        # Ge 14:15 Job 1:17
     
     10) WERE LED BY
         10a) Kings in person
              # 2Ki 18:13 25:1
     
         10b) Experienced captains
              # 2Ki 18:17,24
     
     11) CALLED THE
         11a) Wings of a nation
              # Isa 8:8 Jer 48:40
     
         11b) Power of Kings
              # 2Ch 32:9
     
         11c) Hosts
              # Jos 10:5 Jud 8:10
     
         11d) Bands
              # 2Ki 24:2 1Ch 7:4
     
     12) Began their campaigns in the spring
         # 2Sa 11:1
     
     13) Often went on foreign service
         # Jer 5:15 50:3
     
     14) MARCHED
         14a) Often in open line
              # Hab 1:6,8
     
         14b) With order and precision
              # Isa 5:27 Joe 2:7,8
     
         14c) With rapidity
              # Jer 48:40 Hab 1:8
     
         14d) With noise and tumult
              # Isa 17:12,13 Joe 2:5
     
     15) EMPLOYED IN
         15a) Fighting battles
              # 1Sa 17:2,3 1Ch 19:17
     
         15b) Besieging cities
              # De 20:12 Isa 29:3
     
         15c) Assaulting cities
              # Jos 7:3,4 Jud 9:45
     
     16) Often surprised their enemies
         # Jos 8:2 2Ch 13:15 Jer 51:12
     
     17) Commenced battles with a shout
         # 1Sa 17:20 2Ch 13:15 Jer 51:14
     
     18) Toil and fatigue often endured by
         # Eze 29:18
     
     19) Divided the spoil
         # Ex 15:9 Zec 14:1
     
     20) Sent out foraging parties
         # 2Ki 5:2
     
     21) Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished
         # Jer 50:42 La 5:11-13 Am 1:13
     
     22) Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance
         # Isa 13:5
     
     23) In latter ages received pay
         # Lu 3:14 1Co 9:7
     
     24) ENCAMPED
         24a) In the open fields
              # 2Sa 11:11 1Ch 11:15
     
         24b) Before cities
              # Jos 10:5 1Sa 11:1
     
     25) Fear occasioned by
         # Nu 22:3 Jer 6:25
     
     26) Devastation occasioned by
         # Isa 37:18 Jer 5:17
     
     27) OFTEN DESTROYED BY
         27a) Their enemies
              # Ex 17:13 Jos 10:10,20 Jud 11:33 2Sa 18:7 1Ki 20:21
     
         27b) Themselves through divine intervention
              # Jud 7:22 1Sa 14:15,16 2Ch 20:23
     
         27c) Supernatural means
              # Jos 10:11 2Ki 19:35
     
         27d) Brought their idols with them
              # 1Ch 14:12
     
     28) COMPARED TO
         28a) Whirlwinds
              # Jer 25:32
     
         28b) Waters of a river
              # Isa 8:7
     
         28c) Caterpillars
              # Jer 51:14,27
     
         28d) Grasshoppers
              # Jud 6:3-5 7:12
     
         28e) Locusts
              # Isa 33:4 Re 9:3,7
     
         28f) Flies
              # Isa 7:18,19
     
         28g) Clouds
              # Eze 38:9-16
     
         28h) Overflowing torrents
              # Isa 28:2 Da 11:10,26
     
     29) ILLUSTRATIVE OF
         29a) Multitudes of angels
              # 1Ki 22:19 Ps 148:2 Da 4:35 Mt 26:53
     
         29b) The Church
              # Da 8:10-13 So 6:4,10
     
         29c) Numerous and heavy afflictions
              # Job 19:12

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