(NIV)
these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
(ESV)
these kings
made war with Bera king of
Sodom,
Birsha king of
Gomorrah,
Shinab king of
Admah,
Shemeber king of
Zeboiim, and the
king of
Bela (that
is,
Zoar).
(NIV)
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim
(ESV)
Then the
king of
Sodom, the
king of
Gomorrah, the
king of
Admah, the
king of
Zeboiim, and the
king of
Bela (that
is,
Zoar)
went out, and they
joined battle in the
Valley of
Siddim
(NIV)
Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.’
(ESV)
Come let us
deal shrewdly with them,
lest they
multiply, and, if
war breaks out,
they join our
enemies and
fight against us and
escape from the
land.”
(NIV)
When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‘If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.’
(ESV)
When
Pharaoh let the
people go,
God did
not lead them by
way of the
land of the
Philistines,
although that was
near. For
God said, “
Lest the
people change their
minds when they
see war and
return to
Egypt.”
(NIV)
The
Lord is a warrior;
the
Lord is his name.
(ESV)
The
Lord is a
man of
war;
the
Lord is his
name.
(NIV)
He said, ‘Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the
Lord, the
Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.’
(ESV)
saying, “A
hand upon the
throne of the
Lord! The
Lord will have
war with
Amalek from
generation to
generation.”
(NIV)
When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, ‘There is the sound of war in the camp.’
(ESV)
When
Joshua heard the
noise of the
people as they
shouted, he
said to
Moses, “There is a
noise of
war in the
camp.”
(NIV)
When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the
Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.
(ESV)
And when you
go to
war in your
land against the
adversary who
oppresses you, then you shall sound an
alarm with the
trumpets, that you may be
remembered before the
Lord your
God, and you shall be
saved from your
enemies.
(NIV)
That is why the Book of the Wars of the
Lord says:
‘… Zahab in Suphah and the ravines,
the Arnon
(ESV)
Therefore it is
said in the
Book of the
Wars of the
Lord,
“
Waheb in
Suphah, and the
valleys of the
Arnon,
(NIV)
Then they turned and went up along the road towards Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.
(ESV)
Then they
turned and
went up by the
way to
Bashan. And
Og the
king of
Bashan came out against them, he and
all his
people, to
battle at
Edrei.
(NIV)
Moses was angry with the officers of the army – the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds – who returned from the battle.
(ESV)
And
Moses was
angry with the
officers of the
army, the
commanders of
thousands and the
commanders of
hundreds, who had
come from
service in the
war.
(NIV)
Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, ‘This is what is required by the law that the
Lord gave Moses:
(ESV)
Then
Eleazar the
priest said to the
men in the
army who had
gone to
battle: “
This is the
statute of the
law that the
Lord has
commanded Moses:
(NIV)
Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.
(ESV)
and
divide the
plunder into two parts
between the
warriors who
went out to
battle and
all the
congregation.
(NIV)
From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the
Lord one out of every five hundred, whether people, cattle, donkeys or sheep.
(ESV)
And
levy for the
Lord a
tribute from the
men of
war who
went out to
battle,
one out of
five hundred, of the
people and of the
oxen and of the
donkeys and of the
flocks.
(NIV)
and said to him, ‘Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.
(ESV)
and
said to
Moses, “Your
servants have
counted the
men of
war who are under our
command, and there is
not a
man missing
from us.
(NIV)
Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, ‘Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here?
(ESV)
But
Moses said to the
people of
Gad and to the
people of
Reuben, “Shall your
brothers go to the
war while you
sit here?
(NIV)
Then Moses said to them, ‘If you will do this – if you will arm yourselves before the
Lord for battle
(ESV)
So
Moses said to them, “
If you will
do this,
if you will take up
arms to go
before the
Lord for the
war,
(NIV)
But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the
Lord, just as our lord says.’
(ESV)
but your
servants will
pass over,
every man who is
armed for
war,
before the
Lord to
battle, as my
lord orders.”
(NIV)
He said to them, ‘If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the
Lord, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.
(ESV)
And
Moses said to them, “
If the
people of
Gad and the
people of
Reuben,
every man who is
armed to
battle before the
Lord, will
pass with you over the
Jordan and the
land shall be
subdued before you, then you shall
give them the
land of
Gilead for a
possession.
(NIV)
Then you replied, ‘We have sinned against the
Lord. We will go up and fight, as the
Lord our God commanded us.’ So every one of you put on his weapons, thinking it easy to go up into the hill country.
(ESV)
“Then you
answered me, ‘We have
sinned against the
Lord. We ourselves will
go up and
fight,
just as the
Lord our
God commanded us.’ And every
one of you
fastened on his
weapons of
war and thought it
easy to
go up into the
hill country.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.’
(ESV)
And the
Lord said to me, ‘Do
not harass Moab or contend with them in
battle,
for I will
not give you any
of their
land for a
possession,
because I have
given Ar to the
people of
Lot for a
possession.’
(NIV)
Thirty-eight years passed from the time we left Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the Zered Valley. By then, that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the
Lord had sworn to them.
(ESV)
And the
time from our
leaving Kadesh-barnea until we
crossed the
brook Zered was
thirty-eight years,
until the
entire generation, that is, the
men of
war, had
perished from the
camp, as the
Lord had
sworn to them.
(NIV)
Now when the last of these fighting men among the people had died,
(ESV)
“So as soon
as all the
men of
war had
perished and were
dead from
among the
people,
(NIV)
‘Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.
(ESV)
‘Rise
up, set out on your
journey and
go over the
Valley of the
Arnon.
Behold, I have
given into your
hand Sihon the
Amorite,
king of
Heshbon, and his
land.
Begin to
take possession, and
contend with him in
battle.
(NIV)
When Sihon and all his army came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz,
(ESV)
Then
Sihon came out against us, he and
all his
people, to
battle at
Jahaz.
(NIV)
Next we turned and went up along the road towards Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
(ESV)
“Then we
turned and
went up the
way to
Bashan. And
Og the
king of
Bashan came out against us, he and
all his
people, to
battle at
Edrei.
(NIV)
Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the
Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?
(ESV)
Or has any
god ever
attempted to
go and
take a
nation for himself
from the
midst of another
nation, by
trials by
signs, by
wonders, and by
war by a
mighty hand and an
outstretched arm, and by
great deeds of
terror,
all of which the
Lord your
God did for you in
Egypt before your eyes?
(NIV)
When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the
Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
(ESV)
“When you
go out to
war against your
enemies, and
see horses and
chariots and an
army larger than your own, you shall
not be
afraid of them,
for the
Lord your
God is
with you, who brought you
up out of the
land of
Egypt.
(NIV)
When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.
(ESV)
And when you draw
near to the
battle, the
priest shall
come forward and
speak to the
people
(NIV)
He shall say: ‘Hear, Israel: today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be faint-hearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them.
(ESV)
and shall
say to them, ‘
Hear, O
Israel,
today you are
drawing near for
battle against your
enemies: let
not your
heart faint. Do
not fear or panic or be in
dread of them,
(NIV)
The officers shall say to the army: ‘Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it.
(ESV)
Then the
officers shall
speak to the
people,
saying, ‘
Is there any
man who has
built a
new house and has
not dedicated it? Let him
go back to his
house,
lest he
die in the
battle and
another man dedicate it.
(NIV)
Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it.
(ESV)
And is
there any
man who has
planted a
vineyard and has
not enjoyed its
fruit? Let him
go back to his
house,
lest he
die in the
battle and
another man enjoy its
fruit.
(NIV)
Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.’
(ESV)
And is
there any
man who has
betrothed a
wife and has
not taken her? Let him
go back to his
house,
lest he
die in the
battle and
another man take her.’
(NIV)
If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city.
(ESV)
But
if it makes
no peace with you, but
makes war against you, then you shall
besiege it.
(NIV)
However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.
(ESV)
Only the
trees that you
know are
not trees for
food you may
destroy and
cut down, that you may
build siegeworks against the
city that
makes war with you, until it
falls.
(NIV)
When you go to war against your enemies and the
Lord your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,
(ESV)
“
When you
go out to
war against your
enemies, and the
Lord your
God gives them into your
hand and you
take them
captive,
(NIV)
When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.
(ESV)
And when you
came to
this place,
Sihon the
king of
Heshbon and
Og the
king of
Bashan came out against us to
battle, but we
defeated them.
(NIV)
About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the
Lord to the plains of Jericho for war.
(ESV)
About
40,000 ready for
war passed over before the
Lord for
battle, to the
plains of
Jericho.
(NIV)
Now this is why he did so: all those who came out of Egypt – all the men of military age – died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.
(ESV)
And
this is the
reason why
Joshua circumcised them:
all the
males of the
people who
came out of
Egypt,
all the
men of
war, had
died in the
wilderness on the
way after they had
come out of
Egypt.
(NIV)
The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness for forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the
Lord. For the
Lord had sworn to them that they would not see the land that he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
(ESV)
For the
people of
Israel walked forty years in the
wilderness,
until all the
nation, the
men of
war who
came out of
Egypt,
perished,
because they did not
obey the
voice of the
Lord; the
Lord swore to them that he would not let them
see the
land that the
Lord had
sworn to their
fathers to
give to us, a
land flowing with
milk and
honey.
(NIV)
March round the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days.
(ESV)
You shall march
around the
city, all the
men of
war going around the
city once.
Thus shall you
do for
six days.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Joshua, ‘Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. For I have delivered into your hands the king of Ai, his people, his city and his land.
(ESV)
And the
Lord said to
Joshua, “Do not
fear and do not be
dismayed.
Take all the
fighting men with you, and
arise,
go up to
Ai.
See, I have
given into your
hand the
king of
Ai, and his
people, his
city, and his
land.
(NIV)
So Joshua and the whole army moved out to attack Ai. He chose thirty thousand of his best fighting men and sent them out at night
(ESV)
So
Joshua and all the
fighting men arose to
go up to
Ai. And
Joshua chose 30,000 mighty men of
valor and sent them
out by
night.
(NIV)
The entire force that was with him marched up and approached the city and arrived in front of it. They set up camp north of Ai, with the valley between them and the city.
(ESV)
And all the
fighting men who were with him
went up and drew
near before the
city and
encamped on the
north side of
Ai, with a
ravine between them and
Ai.
(NIV)
When the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the morning to meet Israel in battle at a certain place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set against him behind the city.
(ESV)
And as soon as the
king of
Ai saw this, he and all his
people, the
men of the
city,
hurried and
went out early to the
appointed place toward the
Arabah to meet
Israel in
battle. But he did not
know that there was an
ambush against him
behind the
city.
(NIV)
So Joshua marched up from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men.
(ESV)
So
Joshua went up from
Gilgal, he and all the
people of
war with him, and all the
mighty men of
valor.
(NIV)
When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, ‘Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.’ So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
(ESV)
And when they
brought those
kings out to
Joshua,
Joshua summoned all the
men of
Israel and
said to the
chiefs of the
men of
war who had
gone with him, “Come
near;
put your
feet on the
necks of these
kings.” Then they came
near and
put their
feet on their
necks.
(NIV)
So Joshua and his whole army came against them suddenly at the Waters of Merom and attacked them,
(ESV)
So
Joshua and all his
warriors came suddenly against them by the
waters of
Merom and
fell upon them.
(NIV)
Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.
(ESV)
Joshua made war a
long time with all those
kings.
(NIV)
Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle.
(ESV)
There was not a
city that
made peace with the
people of
Israel except the
Hivites, the
inhabitants of
Gibeon. They
took them all in
battle.
(NIV)
For it was the
Lord himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the
Lord had commanded Moses.
(ESV)
For it was the
Lord’s doing to
harden their
hearts that they should come
against Israel in
battle, in order that they should be
devoted to destruction and should receive no
mercy but be
destroyed, just as the
Lord commanded Moses.
(NIV)
So Joshua took the entire land, just as the
Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.
(ESV)
So
Joshua took the whole
land, according to all that the
Lord had
spoken to
Moses. And
Joshua gave it for an
inheritance to
Israel according to their
tribal allotments. And the
land had
rest from
war.
(NIV)
I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.
(ESV)
I am
still as
strong today as I was in the
day that
Moses sent me; my
strength now is as my
strength was then, for
war and for
going and
coming.
(NIV)
(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
(ESV)
Now the
name of
Hebron formerly was
Kiriath-arba. (Arba was the
greatest man among the
Anakim.) And the
land had
rest from war.
(NIV)
This was the land allotted to the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.
(ESV)
Then
allotment was made to the
people of
Manasseh,
for he was the
firstborn of
Joseph. To
Machir the
firstborn of
Manasseh, the
father of
Gilead, were allotted
Gilead and
Bashan,
because he was a
man of
war.
(NIV)
These are the nations the
Lord left to test all those Israelites who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan
(ESV)
Now
these are the
nations that the
Lord left, to
test Israel by them, that is,
all in Israel
who had
not experienced all the
wars in
Canaan.
(NIV)
(he did this only to teach warfare to the descendants of the Israelites who had not had previous battle experience):
(ESV)
It was
only in
order that the
generations of the
people of
Israel might
know war, to
teach war to those
who had
not known it
before.
(NIV)
The Spirit of the
Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The
Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.
(ESV)
The
Spirit of the
Lord was
upon him, and he
judged Israel. He
went out to
war, and the
Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of
Mesopotamia into his
hand. And his
hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.
(NIV)
Gideon son of Joash then returned from the battle by the Pass of Heres.
(ESV)
Then
Gideon the
son of
Joash returned from the
battle by the
ascent of
Heres.
(NIV)
Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
(ESV)
So
600 men of the
tribe of
Dan,
armed with
weapons of
war,
set out from
Zorah and
Eshtaol,
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