- 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
- Bowmen and slingers 1Ch 12:2; Jer 4:29
- Spearmen or heavy troops Ps 68:30; Ac 23:23
- Cavalry Ex 14:9; 1Ki 20:20
- War chariots Jos 17:16; Jud 4:3
- Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations Nu 21:23; 1Sa 29:1
- Furnished with standards So 6:4; Isa 10:18; Jer 4:21
- Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage Jud 7:12; 2Ki 7:7; Eze 23:2
- Generally in three divisions Ge 14:15; Job 1:17
- WERE LED BY
- Kings in person 2Ki 18:13; 25:1
- Experienced captains 2Ki 18:17,24
- CALLED THE
- Wings of a nation Isa 8:8; Jer 48:40
- Power of Kings 2Ch 32:9
- Hosts Jos 10:5; Jud 8:10
- Bands 2Ki 24:2; 1Ch 7:4
- Began their campaigns in the spring 2Sa 11:1
- Often went on foreign service Jer 5:15; 50:3
- MARCHED
- Often in open line Hab 1:6,8
- With order and precision Isa 5:27; Joe 2:7,8
- With rapidity Jer 48:40; Hab 1:8
- With noise and tumult Isa 17:12,13; Joe 2:5
- EMPLOYED IN
- Fighting battles 1Sa 17:2,3; 1Ch 19:17
- Besieging cities De 20:12; Isa 29:3
- Assaulting cities Jos 7:3,4; Jud 9:45
- Often surprised their enemies Jos 8:2; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:12
- Commenced battles with a shout 1Sa 17:20; 2Ch 13:15; Jer 51:14
- Toil and fatigue often endured by Eze 29:18
- Divided the spoil Ex 15:9; Zec 14:1
- Sent out foraging parties 2Ki 5:2
- Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished Jer 50:42; La 5:11-13; Am 1:13
- Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance Isa 13:5
- In latter ages received pay Lu 3:14; 1Co 9:7
- ENCAMPED
- In the open fields 2Sa 11:11; 1Ch 11:15
- Before cities Jos 10:5; 1Sa 11:1
- Fear occasioned by Nu 22:3; Jer 6:25
- Devastation occasioned by Isa 37:18; Jer 5:17
- OFTEN DESTROYED BY
- Their enemies Ex 17:13; Jos 10:10,20; Jud 11:33; 2Sa 18:7; 1Ki 20:21
- Themselves through divine intervention Jud 7:22; 1Sa 14:15,16; 2Ch 20:23
- Supernatural means Jos 10:11; 2Ki 19:35
- Brought their idols with them 1Ch 14:12
- COMPARED TO
- Whirlwinds Jer 25:32
- Waters of a river Isa 8:7
- Caterpillars Jer 51:14,27
- Grasshoppers Jud 6:3-5; 7:12
- Locusts Isa 33:4; Re 9:3,7
- Flies Isa 7:18,19
- Clouds Eze 38:9-16
- Overflowing torrents Isa 28:2; Da 11:10,26
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Multitudes of angels 1Ki 22:19; Ps 148:2; Da 4:35; Mt 26:53
- The Church Da 8:10-13; So 6:4,10
- Numerous and heavy afflictions Job 19:12
The New Topical Text Book
Armies
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.