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Warrior In The Bible
Contributed by Steven W. Satterfield on Aug 18, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: NASB
Exodus 15:3
“The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is His name.
Numbers 1:14
The Census of Israel’s Warriors
Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Numbers 31:27
and divide the booty between the warriors who went out to battle and all the congregation.
Joshua 1:14
Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle shall remain in the land which Moses gave you beyond the Jordan, but you shall cross before your brothers in battle array, all your valiant warriors, and shall help them,
Joshua 6:2
The Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have given Jericho into your hand, with its king and the valiant warriors.
Joshua 8:3
So Joshua rose with all the people of war to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose 30,000 men, valiant warriors, and sent them out at night.
Joshua 10:7
So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors.
Judges 5:13
“Then survivors came down to the nobles; The people of the Lord came down to me as warriors.
Judges 5:23
‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants; Because they did not come to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the warriors.’
Judges 5:30
‘Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A maiden, two maidens for every warrior; To Sisera a spoil of dyed work, A spoil of dyed work embroidered, Dyed work of double embroidery on the neck of the spoiler?’
Judges 6:12
The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said to him, “The Lord is with you, O valiant warrior.”
Judges 11:1
Jephthah the Ninth Judge
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Judges 20:44
Thus 18,000 men of Benjamin fell; all these were valiant warriors.
Judges 20:46
So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors.
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Judges 21:10
And the congregation sent 12,000 of the valiant warriors there, and commanded them, saying, “Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
1 Samuel 16:18
Then one of the young men said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and the Lord is with him.”
1 Samuel 17:33
Then Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth while he has been a warrior from his youth.”
1 Kings 11:28
Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:21
Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
2 Kings 5:1
Naaman Is Healed
Now Naaman, captain of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man with his master, and highly respected, because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram. The man was also a valiant warrior, but he was a leper.
2 Chronicles 11:1
Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities
Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 Chronicles 13:3
Abijah began the battle with an army of valiant warriors, 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in battle formation against him with 800,000 chosen men who were valiant warriors.
2 Chronicles 14:8
Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.
2 Chronicles 17:13
He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 17:14
This was their muster according to their fathers’ households: of Judah, commanders of thousands, Adnah was the commander, and with him 300,000 valiant warriors;
2 Chronicles 17:16
and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the Lord, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;
2 Chronicles 17:17
and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;