ARMIES
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Antiquity of
Ancient, often numerous
Of different nations often confederated
Troops often hired for
Often consisted of the whole effective strength of nations
Furnished with standards
Accompanied by beasts of burden and wagons for baggage
Generally in three divisions
Began their campaigns in the spring
Often went on foreign service
Often surprised their enemies
Commenced battles with a shout
Toil and fatigue often endured by
Divided the spoil
Sent out foraging parties
Exercised savage cruelties on the vanquished
Frequently the instrument of God's vengeance
In latter ages received pay
Fear occasioned by
Devastation occasioned by
WERE COMPOSED OF
Bowmen and slingers
Spearmen or heavy troops
Cavalry
War chariots
WERE LED BY
CALLED THE
Wings of a nation
Power of Kings
Hosts
Bands
MARCHED
Often in open line
With order and precision
With rapidity
With noise and tumult
EMPLOYED IN
Fighting battles
Besieging cities
Assaulting cities
ENCAMPED
OFTEN DESTROYED BY
Their enemies
Themselves through divine intervention
Supernatural means
Brought their idols with them
COMPARED TO
Whirlwinds
Waters of a river
Caterpillars
Grasshoppers
Locusts
Flies
Clouds
Overflowing torrents
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Multitudes of angels
The Church
Numerous and heavy afflictions
Who of the Israelites were subject to service in
Who were exempt from service in
Enumeration of Israel’s military forces
Levies for
Compulsory service in
Commander-in-chief
Generals of corps and divisions
Captains of thousands
Captains of hundreds
Captains of fifties
Sounding a trumpet
Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel
Refusal to obey the summons, instance of
1. Camp and march
2. March in ranks
Margin note)
Move, in attack, in three divisions
Flanks called wings
Orders delivered with trumpets
Ambushes, at Ai
Ambushes at Shechem
Ambushes at Gibeah
Ambushes at Zemaraim
By Jehoshaphat
Of Jericho
Of Ai
Of Beth-el
Of Laish
Night attacks
Decoy
Unusual winter campaign
Delay
Abraham, in pursuit of Chedorlaomer
Joshua, against the Amorites
The confederated kings
David’s attack upon the Philistines
Forced marches
Sieges
Of Samaria
Of Jerusalem
“ Engines” used
Margin)
Fortifications
Standards
Uniforms of
Standing armies
Seeking counsel from God before battle
Sacrifices
Purifications
Holiness enjoined
Officers consecrate themselves to God
Army choir and songs
Ark taken to battle
When Aaron and Hur held up Moses’ hands
In siege of Jericho
Sun stands still
Gideon’s victory
Samaria’s deliverances
Jehoshaphat’s victories
Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians
Determine royal succession
Composed of insurgents
Mercenaries
Confederated
Exhorted before battle
Battle shouts
With songs
With music
With dancing
The general offers his daughter in marriage
The king offers his daughter
A promotion
A share the spoils
Children instructed in military arts
Insubordination in, punished, Achan
Check roll-call
Panics
Among the Midianites
Among the Philistines
Among the Syrians
Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity
Champions fight instead of
Confidence in, vain
Escort duty performed by
Captains (R. V. margin, military tribunes) of
Centurions
Divided into “bands” (R. V. margin, cohorts,)
FIGURATIVE