mon, and with them other beside 2 Chron. xxii, 5. He walked also 1 Chron. xix, 6, 7. And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David. Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his time did king Ahaz send unto the 2 Chron. xxviii, 16. 20. At that people; who came and pitched be-kings of Assyria to help him. And of Ammon gathered themselves Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed together from their cities, and him, but strengthened him not. fore Medeba. And the children came to battle. Ps. lxxxill, 1-12, 15-18. Keep not 2 Chron. xvi, 2-9. Then Asa thou silence, O God: held not thy brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the peace, and be not still, O God, LORD and of the king's house, and For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and they that hate thee sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, have lifted up the head. They that dwelt at Damascus, saying, have taken crafty counsel against There is a league between me and thy people, and consulted against thee, as there was between my thy hidden ones. They have said, father and thy father: behold, I Come, and let us cut them off have sent thee silver and gold; go, from being a nation; that the name break thy league with Baasha king of Israel may be no more in reof Israel, that he may depart from membrance. For they have conme. And Ben-hadad hearkened sulted together with one consent: unto king Asa, and sent the capthey are confederate against tains of his armies against the thee: The tabernacles of Edom, cities of Israel; and they smote and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and the Hagarenes; Gebal, and Amall the store cities of Naphtali. mon, and Amalek; the Philistines And it came to pass, when Baasha with the inhabitants of Tyre; heard it, that he left off building Assur also is joined with them: of Ramah, and let his work cease. they have holpen the children of Then Asa the king took all Judah; Lot. Selah. Do unto them as and they carried away the stones unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, of Ramah, and the timber thereof, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: wherewith Baasha was building; Which perished at En-dor: they and he built therewith Geba and became as dung for the earth. Mizpah. And at that time Han- Make their nobles like Oreb, and ani the seer came to Asa king of like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Judah, and said unto him, Be- Zebah, and as Zalmunna: Who cause thou hast relied on the said, Let us take to ourselves the king of Syria, and not relied on houses of God in possession. So the LORD thy God, therefore is persecute them with thy tempest, the host of the king of Syria and make them afraid with thy escaped out of thine hand. Were storm. Fill their faces with not the Ethiopians and the Lu-shame; that they may seek thy bims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 2 Chron. xviii, 1, 3. Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. And Alab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 2 Chron. xx, 1. It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Am name, O LORD. Let them be con- over all the earth. Isa. vii, 1-9. And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy soa, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of Thus saith selves, O ye people, and ye shall Isa. viii, 9-12. Associate yourbe broken in pieces; and give ear all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. surely gather together, but not by Isa. liv, 15. Behold, they shall me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. THE LEAGUE WITH THE CUNNING GIBEONITES. pass, when all the kings which Josh. ix, 1-27. And it came to were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and we filled, were new; and, behold, old by reason of the very long journey. And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD GOD of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had six thousand and four hundred BANNERS. Exod. xvii, 15. And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH-nissi. side shall be the standard of the Num. i, 52. And the children of their armies: and the captain of camp of Ephraim according to Israel shall pitch their tents, . . . the sons of Ephraim shall be and every man by his own stand-Elishama the son of Ammihud. ard, throughout their hosts. Num. ii, 1-34. And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch thoughout their armies: and Nalishon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. Then the tribe of Zebulun; and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and And his host, and those that were And And that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. Num. x, 14. In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadah. 13. xx, 5. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. And his ban upon the high mountain, exalt Isa. xviil, 3. All ye inhabitants Isa. xxx, 17. One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye dee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. Isa. xxxi, 9. And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. Isa. xlix, 22. Thus saith the Lord GoD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people. Isa. lix, 19. So shall they fear ing of the sun. When the enemy Isa. Ixii, 10. Lift up a ard toward Zion: retire, stay not; Jer. 1, 2. Declare ye among the Ps. 1x, 4. Thou hast given a banner to them that feared thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. Cant. ii, 4. ner over me was love. Çant. vi,4, 10. Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jer. li, 12, 27. Set up the standJerusalem, terrible as an armyard upon the walls of Babylon, with banners. Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? Isa. v, 26. And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly. Isa. x, 18. And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. Isa. xi, 10, 12. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Isa. xiii, 2. Lift ye up a banner make the watch strong, set up the Zech. ix, 16. And the LORD their land. DISCIPLINE 2 Sam. xviii, 2. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also. Then 1 Kin. xx, 14, 15, 19.. [Ahab] said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the people, eren all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, them. and the army which followed 1 Chron. xii, 32. And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them brethren were at their commandwere two hundred; and all their ment. Matth. vili, 9. For I am a man under me: and I say to this man, under authority, having soldiers Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Luke vii, 8. For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Judges ix, 17. (For my father fought for you, and adventured his lite far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian. Judges x, 18. And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the chil dren of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. Judges xi, 5-10. And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? Gilead said very wisely, he was afraid of him. 2 Sam. iv. 1, 2. And when Saul's aud And the elders of unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all And the inhabitants of Gilead. Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. 1 Sam. xii, 11. And the LORD and Bedan, sent Jerubbaal, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. UNDER SAUL AND DAVID. 1 Sam. viii, 12. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties. 1 Sam. ix, 16. To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 1 Sam. xiii, 14. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. And 2 Sam. v, 1, 2. Then came all the UNDER DAVID. 2 Sam. v, 8. And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 2 Sam. xvii, 25. And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. 2 Sam. xviii, 1. And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 Sam. xix, 13. And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of iny flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not cap tain of the host before me contin 1 Sam. xviii, 5, 12-16, 30. David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the peo-ually in the room of Joab. ple, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD Wherefore when was with him. Saul saw that he behaved himself 2 Sam. xx, 23. Now Joab was 2 Sam. xxiii, 22, 23. These things 1 Chron. xi, 6. And David said, 1 Chron. xii, 34. And of Naphtali 1 Chron. xxvii, 1-24, 34. Now And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand. The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. This is that Benaiah, who was The mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his course was Ammizabad his son. fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The fifth captain and Zebadiah his son after him: for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in thousand. The eighth captain his course were twenty and four for the eighth month cas Sibbecal the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Auetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharal the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and The eleventh four thousand. captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of his course were twenty and four the children of Ephraim, and in The twelfth captain thousand, for the twelfth month was Heldal the Netophathite, of Othniel; and conspired against him, and smote | Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth him in Samaria, in the palace of of the Gentiles. the king's house, with Argob and Arich, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. in his course were twenty and four thousand. Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of 2 Kings xviii, 24. How then wilt Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: thou turn away the face of one Of Judah, Elihu, one of the breth-captain of the least of my master's ren of David: of Issachar, Omri servants, and put thy trust on the son of Michael: Of Zebulun, Egypt for chariots and for horseIshmaiah the son of Obadiah: of men? Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. Joab the son of Zerulah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab. UNDER THE OTHER KINGS. 1 Kings xvi, 16. And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 2 Kings i, 9, 11. Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him; and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 2 Kings ix, 5. And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain, And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 2 Kings xi, 15. But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. 2 Kings xv, 25. But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, the captains of the armies, they 2 Kings xxv, 23. And when all and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 1 Chron. iv, 42, 43. And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. Jer. xxxvii, 13. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. of Tyre sent his servants unto 1 Kings v, 1. And Hiram king Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 1 Kings xx, 24. [And the servants of the king of Syria said,] And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his rooms. place, and put captains in their month, on the seventh day of the 2 Kings xxv, 8. And in the fifth month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. 2 Chron. xxxiii, 11. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. Neh. 11, 9. Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. Jer. lii, 12. Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, capthe king of Babylon, into Jerutain of the guard, which served salem. Jer. xl, 2, 5. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this Dan. iii, 27. And the princes, place. Now while he was not governors, and captains, and the yet gone back, he said, Go back king's counsellors, being gathered also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam together, saw these men, upon the son of Shaphan, whom the whose bodies the fire had no king of Babylon hath made gov-power, nor was an hair of their ernor over the cities of Judah, head singed, neither were their and dwell with him among the coats changed, nor the smell of people: or go wheresoever itfire had passed on them. seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward. and let him go. IN FOREIGN ARMIES. Gen. xxxvii, 36. And the Midi anites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. Gen. xl, 4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. Exod. xv, 4. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. Judges iv, 2. And the LORD cold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor, the captain of whose host was Matth. viii, 5,8. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matth. xxvii, 54. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus. saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. Mark vi, 21. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee. Luke vii, 2. And a certain cen |