22 Bible Verses About Military Strategy

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai.

And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

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:

And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Beth–el and Ai, on the west side of the city.

And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley.

Wherefore Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night.

And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.

And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.

And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.