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War

The Bible acknowledges war as a reality of human existence while emphasizing God's sovereignty over conflict and the importance of wisdom in military matters. Scripture calls believers to pursue peace while recognizing that God grants victory and ultimate authority over all warfare.

Overview

War is presented throughout Scripture as an inevitable aspect of human conflict in a fallen world. God demonstrates His control over nations and battles, sometimes directing His people to fight and other times calling them to trust in His deliverance. The Bible emphasizes that successful warfare requires both practical wisdom and dependence upon God.

Key Scriptures

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to love and a time to hate; a time for peace and a time for war" (Ecclesiastes 3:8, ESV).

"By wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory" (Proverbs 24:6, ESV).

"He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear" (Psalm 46:9, ESV).

Application

Believers should seek God's wisdom in all conflicts, pursue peace wherever possible, and ultimately trust that God remains sovereign over all earthly powers and outcomes.

✦ Scripture References 40 references
Ecclesiastes 3:8 Genesis 14:2 Psalms 46:9 Proverbs 24:6 Luke 14:31 Joshua 22:10 Joshua 22:11 Joshua 22:12 Joshua 22:13 Joshua 22:14 Joshua 22:15 Joshua 22:16 Joshua 22:17 Joshua 22:18 Joshua 22:19 Joshua 22:20 Joshua 22:21 Joshua 22:22 Joshua 22:23 Joshua 22:24 Joshua 22:25 Joshua 22:26 Joshua 22:27 Joshua 22:28 Joshua 22:29 Joshua 22:30 Joshua 22:31 Joshua 22:32 Joshua 22:33 Joshua 22:34 Judges 7:10 Judges 7:11 2 Samuel 17:1 2 Samuel 17:2 2 Samuel 17:3 2 Samuel 17:4 2 Samuel 17:5 2 Samuel 17:6 2 Samuel 17:7 2 Samuel 17:8
✦ Topical Scripture Breakdown 402 verses
A time for
Ecclesiastes 3:8
Antiquity of
Genesis 14:2
Causes to cease
Psalms 46:9
Consultation
Luke 14:31 Proverbs 24:6
Counsels of
2 Samuel 16:20 2 Samuel 17:1 2 Samuel 17:2 2 Samuel 17:3 2 Samuel 17:4 2 Samuel 17:5 2 Samuel 17:6 2 Samuel 17:7 2 Samuel 17:8 2 Samuel 17:9 2 Samuel 17:10 2 Samuel 17:11 2 Samuel 17:12 2 Samuel 17:13 2 Samuel 17:14 2 Samuel 17:15 Joshua 22:10 Joshua 22:11 Joshua 22:12 Joshua 22:13 Joshua 22:14 Joshua 22:15 Joshua 22:16 Joshua 22:17 Joshua 22:18 Joshua 22:19 Joshua 22:20 Joshua 22:21 Joshua 22:22 Joshua 22:23 Joshua 22:24 Joshua 22:25 Joshua 22:26 Joshua 22:27 Joshua 22:28 Joshua 22:29 Joshua 22:30 Joshua 22:31 Joshua 22:32 Joshua 22:33 Joshua 22:34 Judges 7:10 Judges 7:11 Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 20:18 Psalms 48:4 Psalms 48:5 Psalms 48:6 Psalms 48:7
Cruelty
Jeremiah 18:21 Lamentations 5:11 Lamentations 5:12 Lamentations 5:13 Lamentations 5:14
Devastation
Isaiah 1:7
Divine approval of
2 Samuel 22:35
Enemy harangued by general of opposing side
2 Chronicles 13:4 2 Chronicles 13:5 2 Chronicles 13:6 2 Chronicles 13:7 2 Chronicles 13:8 2 Chronicles 13:9 2 Chronicles 13:10 2 Chronicles 13:11 2 Chronicles 13:12 2 Kings 18:19 2 Kings 18:20 2 Kings 18:21 2 Kings 18:22 2 Kings 18:23 2 Kings 18:24 2 Kings 18:25 2 Kings 18:26 2 Kings 18:27 2 Kings 18:28 2 Kings 18:29 2 Kings 18:30 2 Kings 18:31 2 Kings 18:32 2 Kings 18:33 2 Kings 18:34 2 Kings 18:35 2 Kings 18:36
Evils of
Isaiah 3:25 Isaiah 3:26 Isaiah 5:29 Isaiah 5:30 Isaiah 6:11 Isaiah 6:12 Isaiah 9:19 Isaiah 9:20 Isaiah 9:21 Isaiah 13:15 Isaiah 13:16 Isaiah 15:1 Isaiah 15:2 Isaiah 15:3 Isaiah 15:4 Isaiah 15:5 Isaiah 15:6 Isaiah 15:7 Isaiah 15:8 Isaiah 15:9 Isaiah 16:9 Isaiah 16:10 Isaiah 19:2 Isaiah 19:3 Isaiah 19:4 Isaiah 19:5 Isaiah 19:6 Isaiah 19:7 Isaiah 19:8 Isaiah 19:9 Isaiah 19:10 Isaiah 19:11 Isaiah 19:12 Isaiah 19:13 Isaiah 19:14 Isaiah 19:15 Isaiah 19:16 Isaiah 32:13 Isaiah 32:14 Isaiah 33:8 Isaiah 33:9 Isaiah 34:7 Isaiah 34:8 Isaiah 34:9 Isaiah 34:10 Isaiah 34:11 Isaiah 34:12 Psalms 79:1 Psalms 79:2 Psalms 79:3
Famine
Isaiah 51:19 Jeremiah 14:15 Lamentations 5:10
Frequently engaged in (See Joshua chapters 6 through 11)
1 Kings 14:30 1 Kings 15:7 1 Kings 15:16
Frequently long continued
2 Samuel 3:1
Frequently ordered
1 Samuel 15:1 1 Samuel 15:2 1 Samuel 15:3 Deuteronomy 7:1 Deuteronomy 7:2 Exodus 17:16 Numbers 31:1 Numbers 31:2
Frequently sore and bloody
1 Chronicles 5:22 1 Samuel 14:22 2 Chronicles 14:13 2 Chronicles 28:6
Gives the victory in
2 Samuel 23:10 Deuteronomy 2:33 Deuteronomy 3:3 Numbers 21:3 Proverbs 21:31
God in
1 Kings 20:28 1 Samuel 17:45 1 Samuel 17:46 1 Samuel 17:47 1 Samuel 19:5 1 Samuel 30:7 1 Samuel 30:8 2 Samuel 5:22 2 Samuel 5:23 2 Samuel 5:24 2 Samuel 22:18 Amos 5:8 Amos 5:9 Deuteronomy 1:30 Deuteronomy 3:21 Deuteronomy 3:22 Deuteronomy 7:17 Deuteronomy 7:18 Deuteronomy 7:19 Deuteronomy 7:20 Deuteronomy 7:21 Deuteronomy 7:22 Deuteronomy 7:23 Deuteronomy 7:24 Deuteronomy 20:1 Deuteronomy 20:4 Deuteronomy 31:6 Deuteronomy 31:7 Deuteronomy 31:8 Deuteronomy 31:23 Deuteronomy 32:29 Deuteronomy 32:30 Exodus 14:13 Exodus 14:14 Jeremiah 46:15 Joshua 1:1 Joshua 1:5 Joshua 1:6 Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:9 Judges 1:2 Judges 6:16 Judges 7:9 Judges 11:29 Psalms 18:34 Psalms 76:3 Zechariah 10:5
God inflicts defeat in
2 Chronicles 12:5 2 Chronicles 12:6 2 Chronicles 12:7 2 Chronicles 12:8 2 Chronicles 24:23 2 Chronicles 24:24 Isaiah 5:25 Jeremiah 46:15 Jeremiah 46:16 Joshua 7:12 Joshua 7:13 Psalms 76:3 Psalms 78:66 Psalms 79:10
God sends panic in
Exodus 15:14 Exodus 15:15 Exodus 15:16
God threatens defeat in
1 Samuel 2:10 2 Chronicles 18:12 2 Chronicles 18:13 2 Chronicles 18:14 2 Chronicles 18:15 2 Chronicles 18:16 Deuteronomy 32:25 Ezekiel 15:6 Ezekiel 15:7 Ezekiel 15:8 Ezekiel 21:9 Ezekiel 21:10 Ezekiel 21:11 Ezekiel 21:12 Ezekiel 21:13 Ezekiel 21:14 Ezekiel 21:15 Ezekiel 21:16 Ezekiel 21:17 Isaiah 30:15 Isaiah 30:16 Isaiah 30:17
God uses, as a judgment
Deuteronomy 28:25 Deuteronomy 28:26 Deuteronomy 28:27 Deuteronomy 28:28 Deuteronomy 28:29 Deuteronomy 28:30 Deuteronomy 28:31 Deuteronomy 28:32 Deuteronomy 28:33 Deuteronomy 28:34 Deuteronomy 28:35 Deuteronomy 28:36 Deuteronomy 28:37 Deuteronomy 28:38 Deuteronomy 28:39 Deuteronomy 28:40 Deuteronomy 28:41 Deuteronomy 28:42 Deuteronomy 28:43 Deuteronomy 28:44 Deuteronomy 28:45 Deuteronomy 28:46 Deuteronomy 28:47 Deuteronomy 28:48 Deuteronomy 28:49 Deuteronomy 28:50 Deuteronomy 28:51 Deuteronomy 28:52 Deuteronomy 28:53 Deuteronomy 28:54 Deuteronomy 28:55 Deuteronomy 28:56 Deuteronomy 28:57 Deuteronomy 28:58 Deuteronomy 28:59 Deuteronomy 28:60 Deuteronomy 28:61 Deuteronomy 28:62 Deuteronomy 28:63 Deuteronomy 28:64 Deuteronomy 28:65 Leviticus 26:31 Leviticus 26:32 Leviticus 26:33 Leviticus 26:34 Leviticus 26:35 Leviticus 26:36 Leviticus 26:37 Leviticus 26:38 Leviticus 26:39
Great preparation
Joel 3:9
In heaven, symbolic
Revelation 12:7
Large armies frequently engaged in
2 Chronicles 13:3 2 Chronicles 14:9
Of extermination
Deuteronomy 2:33 Deuteronomy 2:34 Deuteronomy 20:13 Deuteronomy 20:14 Deuteronomy 20:15 Deuteronomy 20:16 Deuteronomy 20:17 Deuteronomy 20:18 Joshua 8:24 Joshua 8:25 Joshua 10:2 Joshua 10:3 Joshua 10:4 Joshua 10:5 Joshua 10:6 Joshua 10:7 Joshua 10:8 Joshua 10:9 Joshua 10:10 Joshua 10:11 Joshua 10:12 Joshua 10:13 Joshua 10:14 Joshua 10:15 Joshua 10:16 Joshua 10:17 Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:19 Joshua 10:20 Joshua 10:21 Joshua 10:22 Joshua 10:23 Joshua 10:24 Joshua 10:25 Joshua 10:26 Joshua 10:27 Joshua 10:28 Joshua 10:29 Joshua 10:30 Numbers 31:7 Numbers 31:8 Numbers 31:9 Numbers 31:10 Numbers 31:11 Numbers 31:12 Numbers 31:13 Numbers 31:14 Numbers 31:15 Numbers 31:16 Numbers 31:17
Often sent as a punishment for sin
Judges 5:8
Originates in the lusts of men
James 4:1
Our contest with death
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Pestilence
Jeremiah 27:13 Jeremiah 28:8
Records often kept of
Numbers 21:14
Repugnant to God
1 Chronicles 22:8 1 Chronicles 22:9 Psalms 68:30 Psalms 120:6 Psalms 120:7 Revelation 13:10
Rumors
Jeremiah 4:19 Matthew 24:6
Scatters those who delight in
Psalms 68:30
Slain in, neglected
Isaiah 14:19 Isaiah 18:6
Strengthens His people for
Leviticus 26:7 Leviticus 26:8
Taught His people the art of
2 Samuel 22:35
The contest between Antichrist and the Church
Revelation 11:7 Revelation 13:4 Revelation 13:7
The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation
1 Timothy 1:18 2 Corinthians 10:3 Ephesians 6:12 Romans 7:23
The malignity of the wicked
Psalms 55:21
To cease
Isaiah 2:4 Micah 4:3 Psalms 46:9
Tumult of
Amos 2:2
Wars and rumors of
Luke 21:9 Mark 13:7 Matthew 24:6
Weapons used in
Joshua 1:14 Judges 18:11
Were expert in
1 Chronicles 12:33 1 Chronicles 12:35 1 Chronicles 12:36 Song of Solomon 3:8
Wisdom required in
Ecclesiastes 9:14 Ecclesiastes 9:15 Ecclesiastes 9:16 Ecclesiastes 9:17 Ecclesiastes 9:18 Luke 14:31 Luke 14:32 Proverbs 21:22 Proverbs 24:6
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