Quotes About War

Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

Some time later, when the Ammonites fought against Israel

and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites

I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.”

But the king of the Ammonites paid no heed to the message Jephthah sent him.

We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”

The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.

And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.

And at that time the Benjamites returned and were given the women who were spared from Jabesh-gilead. But there were not enough women for all of them.

When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ëDo us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.í”

The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.

And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.

Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”

So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saulís officers as well.

When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.

Then Saul summoned all his troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.

They had taken captive the women and all who were there, both young and old. They had not killed anyone, but had carried them off as they went on their way.

They cut off Saulís head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.

How the mighty have fallen and the weapons of war have perished!”

Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had continued to strengthen his position in the house of Saul.