Bible verses about "army" | ACV

⁸ They chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

¹ Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward he was hungry. ³ And after he who tempts came, he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak so that these stones may become bread. ⁴ But having answered, he said, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out through the mouth of God. ⁵ Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and stands him on the pinnacle of the temple. ⁶ And he says to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He will command his agents about thee, and, They will take thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ⁷ Jesus said to him, Again it is written, Thou shall not challenge the Lord thy God. ⁸ Again, the devil takes him onto an exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them. ⁹ And he says to him, All these things I give thee, if after falling down, thou will worship me. ¹⁰ Then Jesus says to him, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, Thou shall worship the Lord thy God, and him only thou shall serve. ¹¹ Then the devil leaves him, and behold, agents came and served him. ¹² Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee. ¹³ And having left Nazareth behind, after coming, he dwelt in Capernaum by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴ so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, ¹⁵ The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, ¹⁶ the people who dwell in darkness saw a great light, and to those who dwell in the region and shadow of death, light sprang up to them. ¹⁷ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached. ¹⁸ And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁹ And he says to them, Come behind me, and I will make you fishermen of men. ²⁰ And straightaway having left the nets, they followed him. ²¹ And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them. ²² And straightaway having left the boat and their father, they followed him. ²³ And Jesus went around all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. ²⁴ And his fame went forth into all Syria. And they brought to him all those faring badly with various diseases, and gripped with pain, and being demon-possessed, and being lunatic, and paralyzed. And he healed them. ²⁵ And many multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and beyond the Jordan followed him.

⁸ But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially those belonging his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ² And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. ³ And LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of his father David, and did not seek for the Baalim, ⁴ but sought for the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. ⁵ Therefore LORD established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance. ⁶ And his heart was lifted up in the ways of LORD. And furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah. ⁷ Also in the third year of his reign he sent his rulers, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; ⁸ and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. ⁹ And they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of LORD with them. And they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people. ¹⁰ And the fear of LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. ¹¹ And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats. ¹² And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great. And he built in Judah castles and cities of storage. ¹³ And he had many works in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor; ¹⁵ and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand; ¹⁶ and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. ¹⁷ And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; ¹⁸ and next to him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war. ¹⁹ These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

²⁶ A troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

⁴ For he is a helper of God to thee for what is good. But if thou do what is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a helper of God, vengeful for wrath to the man who commits evil.

⁵² Then Jesus says to him, Return thy sword into its place, for all those who take a sword will die by a sword. ⁵³ Or do thou think that I cannot now call my Father, and he will provide to me more than twelve legions of agents? ⁵⁴ How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it is necessary to happen this way?

¹ Blessed be LORD, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,

¹² Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the heavenly things.