Quotes about Warfare

Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked the horses and chariots, inflicting a great slaughter on the Arameans.

The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”

Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.