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ARMIES of Israel, The

  1. First mention of # Ex 7:4
  2. COLLECTED BY 2a) Sound of trumpets

    # Jud 3:27 6:34

         2b) Special messengers
             # Jud 6:35 2Sa 20:14
     
         2c) Extraordinary means
             # Jud 19:29 20:1 1Sa 11:7
     
     3) Enroled by the chief scribe
        # 2Ki 25:19
     
     4) CALLED
         4a) The host
             # De 23:9 1Sa 28:19
     
         4b) The armies of the living God
             # 1Sa 17:26
     
         4c) Composed of infantry
             # Nu 11:21 Jud 5:15
     
         4d) Horsemen and chariots introduced into, after David's reign
             # 1Ki 1:5 4:26
     
     5) DIVIDED INTO
         5a) Three divisions
             # Jud 7:16 1Sa 11:11
     
         5b) Van and rear
             # Jos 6:9
     
         5c) Companies of thousands, &c
             # Nu 31:14 2Ki 1:9,11 1Ch 13:1 27:1
     
     6) Commanded by the captain of the host
        # 2Sa 2:8 17:25 20:23
     
     7) Often led by the king in person
        # 1Sa 8:20 15:4,5 2Sa 12:29 1Ki 22:1-53
     
     8) INFERIOR OFFICERS OF, APPOINTED BY
         8a) The chief officers
             # De 20:9
     
         8b) The king
             # 2Sa 18:1 2Ch 25:5
     
         8c) The captain of the host
             # 2Sa 18:11 2Ki 4:13
     
     9) Persons liable to serve in
        # Nu 1:2,3
     
     10) PERSONS EXEMPTED FROM SERVING IN
         10a) Who had built a house
              # De 20:5
     
         10b) Who had planted a vineyard
              # De 20:6
     
         10c) Who were lately betrothed
              # De 20:7
     
         10d) Who were newly married
              # De 24:5
     
     11) Refusing to join, stigmatised
         # Jud 5:15-17
     
     12) Refusing to join, often punished
         # Jud 21:5,8-11 1Sa 11:7
     
     13) The fearful allowed to leave
         # De 20:8 Jud 7:3
     
     14) Sometimes consisted of the whole nation
         # Jud 20:11 1Sa 11:7
     
     15) Strict discipline observed in
         # Jos 7:16-21 1Sa 14:24-44
     
     16) Educated in the art of war
         # Isa 2:4 Mic 4:3
     
     17) Often supplied with arms from public armouries
         # 2Ch 11:12 26:14
     
     18) BEFORE GOING TO WAR
         18a) Were numbered and reviewed
              # 2Sa 18:1,2,4 1Ki 10:15,27
     
         18b) Required to keep from iniquity
              # De 23:9
     
         18c) Consulted the Lord
              # Jud 1:1 20:27,28
     
         18d) Encouraged by their commanders
              # 2Ch 20:20
     
     19) Ark of God frequently brought with
         # Jos 6:6,7 1Sa 4:4,5 2Sa 11:11 15:24
     
     20) Attended by priest with trumpets
         # Nu 10:9 31:6 2Ch 13:13,14
     
     21) Praises of God often sung before
         # 2Ch 20:21,22
     
     22) Often disposed to battle with Judgment, &c
         # 2Sa 10:9
     
     23) Bravery and fidelity in, rewarded
         # Jos 15:16 1Sa 17:25 18:17 2Sa 18:11 1Ch 11:6
     
     24) Men selected from, for difficult enterprises
         # Ex 17:9 Nu 31:5,6 Jos 7:4 8:3 Jud 7:5,6 2Sa 17:1
     
     25) Directed in their movements by God
         # Jos 8:1,2 Jud 1:2 2Sa 5:25 1Ch 14:16
     
     26) With the aid of God all-powerful
         # Le 26:3,7,8 De 7:24 32:30 Jos 1:5
     
     27) Without God easily overcome
         # Le 26:17 Nu 14:42,45
     
     28) MODE OF SUPPLYING
         28a) Food brought by themselves
              # Jos 1:11
     
         28b) Food sent by their families
              # 1Sa 17:17
         28c) Contribution levied
              # Jud 8:5 1Sa 25:4-8
     
         28d) By presents
              # 2Sa 17:27-29
     
     29) Congratulated on returning victorious
         # 1Sa 18:6,7 Ex 15:1-21
     
     30) Purified on returning from war
         # Nu 31:19-24
     
     31) Disbanded after war
         # 1Sa 13:2 1Ki 22:36
     
     32) Part of, retained in times of peace by the kings
         # 1Sa 13:1,2 1Ch 27:1-15
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