Cutting oxen in pieces, and sending the pieces throughout Israel

Flanks called wings

See STRATEGY

Orders delivered with trumpets

Stratagems

Ambushes at Shechem

Ambushes at Gibeah

Ambushes at Zemaraim

By Jehoshaphat

Reconnoissances

Of Ai

Of Beth-el

Of Laish

Night attacks

Decoy

Unusual winter campaign

Delay

Celerity of action

Joshua, against the Amorites

The confederated kings

David’s attack upon the Philistines

Forced marches

Sieges

Of Samaria

Of Jerusalem

“ Engines” used

Margin);

Fortifications

Standards

Uniforms of

Standing armies

Religious ceremonies attending

Sacrifices

Purifications

Holiness enjoined

Officers consecrate themselves to God

Army choir and songs

Ark taken to battle

Divine assistance to

Jehoshaphat’s victories

Angel of the Lord smites the Assyrians

Determine royal succession

Composed of insurgents

Mercenaries

Confederated

Exhorted before battle

Battle shouts

Triumphs of, celebrated

With music

With dancing

Rewards for meritorious conduct

The king offers his daughter

A promotion

A share the spoils

Children instructed in military arts

Insubordination in, punished, Achan

Check roll-call

Panics

Among the Midianites

Among the Philistines

Among the Syrians

Soldiers destroy each other to escape captivity

Champions fight instead of

Confidence in, vain

Escort duty performed by

Roman army

Divided into “bands” (R. V. margin, cohorts,)

For other than armies of the Israelites and Romans

See ASSYRIA

See BABYLON

See EGYPTIANS

See MIDIANITES

See PERSIA

See SYRIA

For commissaries of

For weapons used

See AMBUSH

See CAVALRY

See FORT

See GARRISON

See HERALD

See HOSTAGE

See NAVY

See RECONNOISSANCE

See SIEGE

See SOLDIERS

See SPIES

See STANDARD

See STRATEGY

See TRUCE

See WAR