'War' in the Bible

from 20 years and upward. You and Aaron are to register everyone in Israel who is able to go to war, company by company.

"When you wage war in your land against an enemy who is hostile to you, you are to sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before the face of the LORD your God and you will be delivered from your enemies.

What's the point in the LORD bringing us to this land? To die by the sword so our wives and children would become war victims? Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?"

However, I'll bring your little ones the ones whom you claimed would become war victims into the land so that they'll know by experience the land that you've rejected.

But Edom replied, "You are not to pass through my land. If you do, I'll come out and start a war with you."

"Take a census of the entire community of Israel from the age of 20 years and above, according to each ancestral tribe, counting everyone who is able to go out to war in Israel."

So Moses instructed the people, "Muster your men of war to attack the Midianites and deliver the LORD'S vengeance against Midian.

Send 1,000 men to war from every tribe throughout all of Israel."

So 1,000 men from every tribe 12,000 from the thousands of Israel were mustered and equipped for war.

After this, the Israelis took captive the Midianite women and children and confiscated as spoils of war all their cattle, livestock, and their goods.

are to divide the booty between the warriors who went to war and the rest of the community.

"After this, you are to exact a tribute for the LORD from the soldiers who went to war, consisting of the tribute earned by one person out of every 500, whether from people, cattle, donkeys, or flocks.

The goods confiscated in excess of the war implements that the warriors had gathered included 675,000 sheep,

Now half of the share of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep,

because every soldier had confiscated war booty for his own use.

"Will your relatives have to go to war while you remain here?" Moses asked the descendants of Gad and descendants of Reuben in response.

"If you do this," Moses replied to them, "that is, if you equip yourselves for war in the LORD's presence