Bible Verses About Return from War
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For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
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And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.
Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the Lord afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword.
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.
Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel.
For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
And the Lord said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
But, The Lord liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:
But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah;
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,
And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.
Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
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