Bible Verses About Strategic Warfare

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.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

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,

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

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.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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;

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

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

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

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:

I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

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

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

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

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

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.

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

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.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

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.

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

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

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