Bible on War

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.

For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.

And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.

Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;

But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.

Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.

They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.

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

Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.

And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.

But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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.

The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.