- a time of war:
- "And when Abramª heardª° that¹ his brotherª was taken captive,ª° he armedª°¹ his trainedª [servants], bornª in his own house,ª threeª hundredª and eighteen,ªª and pursuedª° [them] unto¹ Dan.ª ... And the kingª of Sodomª went outª° to meetª° him afterª his returnª° from the slaughterª°¹ of¹ Chedorlaomer,ª and of the kingsª that¹ [were] with¹ him, at¹ the valleyª of Shaveh,ª whichª [is] the king'sª dale.ª" {Gen 14:14-17} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Joshua,ª Fearª° not,¹ neither¹ be thou dismayed:ª° takeª°¹ all¹ the peopleª of warª with¹ thee, and arise,ª° go upª° to Ai:ª see,ª° I have givenª° into thy handª¹ the kingª of Ai,ª and his people,ª and his city,ª and his land:ª ... And the kingª of Aiª he hangedª° on¹ a treeª until¹ eventide:ªª and as soon as the sunª was down,ª° Joshuaª commandedª° that they should take²° his carcase² downª°¹¹ from¹ the tree,ª and castª° it at¹ the enteringª of the gateª of the city,ª and raiseª° thereon¹ a greatª heapª of stones,ª [that remaineth] unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {Jsh 8:1-29} + "So Joshuaª tookª°¹ the whole¹ land,ª according to all¹ that¹ the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Moses;ª and Joshuaª gaveª° it for an inheritanceª unto Israelª according to their divisionsª by their tribes.ª And the landª restedª° from war.ª¹" {Jsh 11:23} + "And when the childrenª of Ammonª sawª° that¹ they stankª° before David,ª the childrenª of Ammonª sentª° and hiredª°¹ the Syriansª of Bethrehob,ª and the Syriansª of Zoba,ª twentyª thousandª footmen,ª and of kingª Maacahª a thousandª men,ª and of Ishtobª twelveªª thousandª men.ª ... And when all¹ the kingsª [that were] servantsª to Hadarezerª sawª° that¹ they were smittenª° beforeª Israel,ª they made peaceª° with¹ Israel,ª and servedª° them. So the Syriansª fearedª° to helpª°¹ the childrenª of Ammonª any more.¹" {2Sm 10:6-19} + "But now¹ the LORDª my Godª hath given me restª° on every side,ª¹ [so that there is] neither¹ adversaryª nor¹ evilª occurrent.ª" {1Kg 5:4} + "It came to pass¹ after¹ this²¹ also, [that] the childrenª of Moab,ª and the childrenª of Ammon,ª and with¹ them [other] beside¹ the Ammonites,ª cameª° against¹ Jehoshaphatª to battle.ª ... And the fearª of Godª was¹ on¹ all¹ the kingdomsª of [those] countries,ª when they had heardª° that¹ the LORDª foughtª° against¹ the enemiesª° of Israel.ª" {2Ch 20:1-29} + "So the realmª of Jehoshaphatª was quiet:ª° for his Godª gave him restª° round about.ª¹" {2Ch 20:30}
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