Euphrates.

him, tidings came unto the chief
salem was in an uproar.
captain of the band, that all Jeru-

Acts xxiii, 10. And when there captain, fearing lest Paul should arose a great dissension, the chief have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to from among them, and to bring go down, and to take him by force him into the castle.

the LORD commanded you, say-lish his dominion by the river [ And as they went about to kill ing, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour and help them; Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan, toward the sun-rising.

AND SOMETIMES FOR SELF-DEFENCE
AND FOR REVENGE.

Gen. xlix, 19. Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.

Exod. xvii, 8. 14. Then came in Rephidim. And the LORD said Amalek, and fought with Israel unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly put out the remembrance

of Amalek from under heaven.

Num. xxv, 16-18. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Vex the Midianites, and smite them: For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.

Num. xxxi, 1--3. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian.

king granted the Jews which were Esther vill, 11--13. Wherein the in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that and women, and to take the spoil would assault them,both little ones of them for a prey, Upon one day, in all the provinces of king Ahasu erus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. The copy of the writing, for a commandment, to be given in every province, was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

RIOTS.

Exod. xxxii, 17. 18. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome; but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Deut. xxv, 17--19. Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land Isa. xxii, 2. Thou that art full which the LORD thy God giveth of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joythee for an inheritance to possessous city: thy slain men are not it, that thou shalt blot out the slain with the sword, nor dead remembrance of Amalek from in battle. under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

1 Chron. xviii, 3. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stab

Acts xxi, 30, 31. And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

CIVIL WARS AND PANICS.

hundred blew the trumpets, and Judges vii, 22. And the three the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.

Judges xii, 4. Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: Gileadites are fugitives of Ephand the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye raim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

1 Sam. xiv, 16, 20. And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of

Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

And

2 Chron. xx, 23.. when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.

Isa. xix, 2. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

unto me, A conspiracy is found Jer. xi, 9. And the LORD said among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jeru

salem.

Jer. xlvi, 12. The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hathi stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.

Ezek. xxxviii, 21. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.

WAR A SCOURGE OF DIVINE
PROVIDENCE.

Jud. iii, 10. And the Spirit of

the LORD came upon him, and he 18a. xxv, 21. For, behold, the judged Israel, and went out to LORD cometh out of his place to war: and the LORD delivered Chu- punish the inhabitants of the shan-rishathaim king of Mesopo-earth for their iniquity: the earth tamia into his hand; and his hand also shall disclose her blood, and prevailed against Chushan-risha- shall no more cover her slain.

ye may know there is a judg- so at Babylon shall fall the slain

Ezek. xxxv, 5, 6. Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end. Therefore, as I live, saith Isa. xiil, 3--5. I have com- the Lord GoD, I will prepare thee mauded my sanctified ones, I have unto blood, and blood shall pursue also called my mighty ones for thee: sith thou hast not hated mine anger, even them that re-blood, even blood shall pursue joice in my highness. The noise of a multitude in the mountains,

Joel ii, 20. But I will remove like as of a great people; a tumul- far off from you the northern tuous noise of the kingdoms of army, and will drive him into a nations gathered together: the land barren and desolate, with his LORD of hosts mustereth the host face toward the east sea, and his of the battle. They come from a hiuder part toward the utmost far country, from the end of hea-sea: and his stink shall come up, ven, even the LORD, and the wea- and his ill savour shall come up, pons of his indignation, to destroy because he hath done great the whole land. things.

Isa. xiv, 5--7. The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is perBecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is Hab. ii, 10. Thou hast consulted quiet: they break forth into sing-shame to thy house by cutting off jug. many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

2 Chron. xx, 29, 30. And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave

bim rest round about.

P8. xxix, 11. The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.

Ps. xlvi, 8, 9. Come, behol the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Prov. xvi, 7. When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace

with him.

the name of the other Senen. The
forefront of the one was situate
northward over against Mich-
mash, and the other southward
over against Gibeah.

1 Kings xv, 17. And Baasha
king of Israel went up against
Judah, and built Ramah, that he
might not suffer any to go out or
come in to Asa king of Judah.

2 Chron. xvi, 1. In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

GARRISONS.

2 Sam. viii, 14. And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons: and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

2 Kings ix, 17, 18. And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said,What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying. The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.

Cant. iii, 3. The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said. Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

Cant. v, 7. The watchmen that went about the city found me, they sinote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away

1 Chron. xi, 16. And David was
then in the hold, and the Philis-my veil from me.
tines' garrison was then at Beth-
lehem.

1 Chron. xviii, 6. Then David
put garrisons in Syria-damascus;
and the Syrians became David's
servants, and brought gifts. Thus
the LORD preserved David wheth-
ersoever he went.

2 Chron. xvii, 2, 19. And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. These waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah

THE WATCH.

Isa. xxi. 6, 11, 12. For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. The burden of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Dumah. He calleth to me out of The watchman said, The morning Watchman, what of the night? cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

Isa. lxii, 6, 7. I have set watchwhich shall never hold their peace men upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, day nor night; ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence; And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth

2 Sam. xiii, 34, 35. But Absalom Ezek. xxxiii, 2--4. Son of man, fled. And the young man that speak to the children of thy people, kept the watch, lifted up his eyes and say unto them, When I bring and looked, and, behold, there the sword upon the land, if the came much people by the way of people of the land take a man of the hill side behind him. And their coasts, and set him for their hold, the king's sons come: as thy Jonadab said unto the king, Be-watchman: If, when he seeth the

servant said, so it is.

Judges vii, 24. And Gideon sent 2 Sam. xviii, 24--27. And David messengers throughout all mount sat between the two gates: and Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take the watchman went up to the roof before them the waters unto Beth-lifted up his eyes, and looked, over the gate unto the wall, and

barah and Jordan. Then all the

men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jor

dan.

1 Sam. xiii, 23. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

1 Sam. xiv, 4, 5. And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and

and behold a man running alone.
And the watchman cried, and told
he be alone, there is tidings in his
the king. And the king said, If
mouth. And he came apace, and
drew near. And the watchman
saw another man running; and the
watchman called unto the porter,
and said, Behold another man
runing alone. And the king said,
He also bringeth tidings. And
the watchman said, Me thinketh
the running of the foremost is
like the running of Ahimaaz the
son of Zadok. And the king said,

blow the trumpet, and warn the
sword come upon the land, he

the sound of the trumpet, and
people; Then whosoever heareth
taketh not warning; if the sword
shall be upon his own head.
come and take him away, his blood

Hab. ii, 1. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, say unto me, and what I shall anand will watch to see what he will swer when I am reproved.

SIEGE.

Deut. xx, 10-15. When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and

they shall serve thee. And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt beslege it. And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou❘ shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, eren all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations.

Josh. vi, 10. And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

1 Sam. xiv, 12. And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armour bearer, Come up after me; for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Is

rael.

2 Sam. xi, 1. And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still

at Jerusalem.

2 Kings vi, 24, 25. And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces

of silver, and the fourth part of a

cab of dove's dung for five pieces

of silver.

1 Chr. xx, 1. And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2 Chr. xxxii, 1. After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for him

self.

Lecles. ix, 13--16. This wisdom

at the kings, and the princessha be a scorn unto them: they shal deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust and take it.

SIEGES MENTIONED IN

SCRIPTURE

have I seen also under the sun,
and it seemed great unto me:
There was a little city, and few
men within it; and there came
a great king against it, and besieg-
ed it, and built great bulwarks
against it. Now there was found
in it a poor wise man, and he by
his wisdom delivered the city; yet
ABEL OF BETH-MAACHAH.
no man remembered that same 2 Sam. xx. 15. And they ca
poor man. Then said I, Wisdom and besieged him in Abel of Be
is better than strength: neverthe-maachah, and they cast up a tak
less the poor man's wisdom is de- against the city, and it stood to
spised, and his words are not the trench: and all the people that
heard.
were with Joab battered the wal
to throw it down.

MACHINERY.

2 Kings xix, 32. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there. nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

Jer. vi, 6. For thus hath the
LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down
trees, and cast a mount against
Jerusalem: this is the city to be
Visited; she is wholly oppression
in the midst of her.

Jer. xxxii, 24. Behold the
mounts, they are come unto the
city to take it; and the city is given
into the hand of the Chaldeans
that fight against it, because of
the sword, and of the famine, and
of the pestilence: and what thou
behold, thou seest it.
hast spoken is come to pass; and,

Ezek. iv, 2. And lay siege against
it, and build a fort against it, and
cast a mount against it; set the
camp also against it, and set bat-
tering - rams against it round

about

Josh. vii, 2. 3. And Joshua se men from Jericho to Ai, which beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Beth-el, and spake unto them. saying, Go up and view the country. And the men wert ↳ and viewed AL. And they re ed to Joshua, and said to b Let not all the people go up ba let about two or three thous men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to lab thither, for they are but few.

north shall come, and cast np a
Dan. xi, 15. So the king of the
cities; and the arms of the south
mount, and take the most fenced
shall not withstand, neither his
chosen people, neither shall there
be any strength to withstand.

Josh. viii, 1--8. And the Los
said unto Joshua, Fear D, B
ther be thou dismayed; take a
the people of war with thee,
arise, go up to Ai: see, I take
given into thy hand the kingf
Ai, and his people, and his d
and his land. And thou shalt
to Ai and her king as thou d
unto Jericho and her king:
the spoil thereof, and the ca
thereof, shall ye take for a pre
unto yourselves. Lay thee
Ezek. xxvi, 7-10. For thus saith Joshua arose, and all the pep
ambush for the city behind it.
the Lord GoD, Behold, I will bring of war, to go up against A
upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king Joshua chose out thirty thousa
of Babylon, a king of kings, from mighty men of valour, and se
the north, with horses, and with them away by night. And
chariots, and with horsemen, and commanded them, saying, Belc
companies, and much people. He ye shall lie in wait against the
shall slay with the sword thy city, even behind the city go
daughters in the field; and he very far from the city but bef
shall make a fort against thee, ready: And I, and all the peep
and cast a mount against thee, that are with me, will approac
thee. And he shall set engines of pass, when they come out aga
and litt up the buckler against unto the city, and it shall
his axes he shall break down thy before them, (For they will co
war against thy walls, and with us, as at the first, that we will de
towers. By reason of the abund-out after us,) till we have dra
ance of his horses their dust shall them from the city; for they
cover thee: thy walls shall shake say, They flee before us, as at the
at the noise of the horsemen, and first: therefore we will flee belie
of the wheels, and of the chariots, them. Then ye shall rise up fr
when he shall enter into thy gates, the ambush, and seize upot for
as men enter into a city wherein city: for the LORD your God
is made a breach.
deliver it into your hand. A
city, that ye shall set the cit
shall be. when ye have taken t
ment of the LORD shall ye da
fire: according to the comm
See, I have commanded you.

Hab. i, 10. And they shall scoff

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Josh. x, 38, 39. And Josht

unto Nahash, Make a covenant | Lachish into the hand of Israel, with us. and we will serve thee. which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.

2 Kings xxiv, 10, 11. At that 2 Sam. xi, 1. And it came to time the servants of Nebuchad-pass, after the year was expired, nezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besige it.

Josh. x, 31-33. And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: And the LORD delivered