Bible Verses About Preparation for Conflict

This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the Lord to war,

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.

Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, according to all that the Lord our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them,

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:

Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;