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ARMIES

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Antiquity of

Ancient, often numerous

Of different nations often confederated

Troops often hired for

WERE COMPOSED OF

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

WERE LED BY

CALLED THE

Began their campaigns in the spring

Often went on foreign service

MARCHED

EMPLOYED IN

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

ENCAMPED

Fear occasioned by

Devastation occasioned by

OFTEN DESTROYED BY

COMPARED TO

5; 7:12

16

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

13; So 6:4,10

Nave's Topical Bible

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