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Soldiers
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- Military enrollment of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai Numbers 1Numbers 2
- On the plains of Moab Numbers 26
- Levies of, in the ratio of one man to ten subject to duty Judges 20:10
- Dressed in scarlet Nahum 2:3
- Cowards excused from duty as Deuteronomy 20:8Judges 7:3
- Others exempt from service Deuteronomy 20:5–9Deuteronomy 24:5
- Come to John Luke 3:14
- Mock Jesus Matthew 27:27–31Mark 15:16–20Luke 23:11Luke 23:36Luke 23:37
- Officers concerned in the betrayal of Jesus Luke 22:4
- Crucified Jesus Matthew 27:27Matthew 27:31–37Mark 15:16–24John 19:23John 19:24
- Guard the gravesite of Jesus Matthew 27:65Matthew 28:11–15
- Guard prisoners Acts 12:4–6Acts 28:16
- Maintain the peace Acts 21:31–35
- Their duty as sentinels Acts 12:19
- Perform escort duty Acts 21:31–33Acts 21:35Acts 22:24–28Acts 23:23Acts 23:31–33Acts 27:1Acts 27:31Acts 27:42Acts 27:43Acts 28:16
- FIGURATIVE
- Of the divine protection Isaiah 59:16Isaiah 59:17
- Of the Christian Ephesians 6:11–172 Timothy 2:3
- Jesus called CAPTAIN OF OUR SALVATION Hebrews 2:10
- See Armies