Mercenaries (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Plural of Mercenary. Multi-Version Concordance Mercenaries (1 Occurrence). Jeremiah 46:21 Also her ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mercenaries.htm - 7k

Philistines (224 Occurrences)

... DAVID'S GUARDS 1. The "Cherethi" and the "Pelethi" Not Mercenaries 2. Meaning of These Terms 3. Native Hebrews 4. Review LITERATURE I. Old Testament Notices. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philistines.htm - 75k

Army (401 Occurrences)

... and Ittai of Gath, and although later kings hired aliens for their campaigns, it was not till the Maccabean struggle for independence that mercenaries came to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/army.htm - 76k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... At a later time Jewish mercenaries are said to have fought in the expedition of Psammetichus II against Ethiopia, to which expedition belong the famous ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Merchandise (34 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/m/merchandise.htm - 22k

Kir (11 Occurrences)

... from these two places, though one might expect them to be hostile to the Assyrians in general, were to be found in their armies, probably as mercenaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kir.htm - 17k

Ludim (3 Occurrences)

... Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11). They are associated (Jeremiah 46:9) with African nations as mercenaries of the king of Egypt. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ludim.htm - 11k

Thracian

... Mention is made of a Thracian horseman in 2 Maccabees 12:35. The cavalry of this fierce people were in demand as mercenaries in all countries. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thracian.htm - 7k

Thracia

... Mention is made of a Thracian horseman in 2 Maccabees 12:35. The cavalry of this fierce people were in demand as mercenaries in all countries. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thracia.htm - 6k

Rhegium (1 Occurrence)

... For, in imitation of a similar band of mercenaries across the strait in Messana, they massacred the male inhabitants and reduced the women to slavery (Polybius ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhegium.htm - 8k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... Henceforth the Roman army was made up of a body of men whose character was essentially that of mercenaries, and whose term of continuous service varied in ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Meratha'im (1 Occurrence)

Meratha'im. << Merathaim, Meratha'im. Mercenaries >>. Multi-Version Concordance ... (See RSV). << Merathaim, Meratha'im. Mercenaries >>. Reference Bible. biblethesaurus.org/m/meratha'im.htm - 6k

Maacah (30 Occurrences)

... inhabitants of these kingdoms, however, were not driven out by Israel (Joshua 13:13), and at a later day the children of Ammon hired mercenaries from Maacah ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maacah.htm - 20k

Phut (7 Occurrences)

... Phut is placed between Egypt and Canaan in Genesis 10:6, and elsewhere we find the people of Phut described as mercenaries in the armies of Egypt and Tyre ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phut.htm - 9k

Ptolemy

... Jerusalem on a Sabbath day (Josephus, Ant, XII, i, 1), and by force or persuasion induced many Jews to accompany him to Egypt as colonists or mercenaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Cherethites (11 Occurrences)

... It was the custom of many ancient monarchs to have a guard of foreign mercenaries. W. Ewing. Multi-Version Concordance Cherethites (11 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cherethites.htm - 11k

Amaziah (41 Occurrences)

... to bring the Edomites again under the yoke of Judah (2 Chronicles 25:5, 6). He was commanded by a prophet of the Lord to send back the mercenaries, which he ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amaziah.htm - 30k

Anakim (10 Occurrences)

... Tell el-Amarna Letters show that the Canaanite princes were accustomed to surround themselves with bodyguards of foreign mercenaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anakim.htm - 13k

Hadadezer (18 Occurrences)

... was sent against this confederate host, found them in double battle array, the Ammonities toward their capital of Rabbah, and the Syrian mercenaries near Medeba ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hadadezer.htm - 15k

Sidon (35 Occurrences)

... In 351 BC, Sidon rebelled under Tabnit II (Tennes), and called in the aid of Greek mercenaries to the number of 10,000; but Ochus, the Persian king, marched ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sidon.htm - 25k

Egypt (596 Occurrences)

... the daughter of one of the last kings of the Twenty-first Dynasty, which was overthrown by Shishak I., the general of the Libyan mercenaries, who founded the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/egypt.htm - 101k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... He landed in Cilicia with Cretan mercenaries and secured the support of all Syria with the exception of Judea (1 Maccabees 10:67). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... how, in 40l BC, Cyrus the Younger entered Cilicia on his famous march against his brother Artaxerxes, and how some of his Greek mercenaries plundered Tarsus ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Hophra (1 Occurrence)

... He was the son of Psammetichus II, whose Greek mercenaries have left in scriptions upon the rocks of Abu-Sim-bel, and the grandson of Pharaoh-necoh. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hophra.htm - 11k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... was liable to conscription, and under the Second Empire, if not earlier, there was a large standing army, part of which consisted of mercenaries and recruits ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k

Joash (49 Occurrences)

... Being sent back unemployed, these mercenaries committed ravages on their way home, for which, apparently, no redress was given. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joash.htm - 41k

Armor (53 Occurrences)

... The men of Pharaoh-neco's army also wore helmets (Jeremiah 46:4), and the mercenaries in the armies of Tyre had both shield and helmet to hang up within her ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armor.htm - 41k

Arms (166 Occurrences)

... The men of Pharaoh-neco's army also wore helmets (Jeremiah 46:4), and the mercenaries in the armies of Tyre had both shield and helmet to hang up within her ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arms.htm - 56k

Jehoash (28 Occurrences)

... Being sent back unemployed, these mercenaries committed ravages on their way home, for which, apparently, no redress was given. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoash.htm - 32k

Hezekiah (124 Occurrences)

... That this incurring of a hazardous war, however, with its turmoils and treacheries, and the presence of uncouth Arab mercenaries, was little to the king's ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hezekiah.htm - 72k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... The petty kings and governors had foreign troops in their pay with which they fought one against the other; and their mercenaries readily transferred their ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... next states that Merodach placed the whole of the troops of Qutu (Media) under his feet, and the whole of the troops of the Manda (barbarians and mercenaries). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... The petty kings and governors had foreign troops in their pay with which they fought one against the other; and their mercenaries readily transferred their ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Pharaoh (245 Occurrences)

... He was the son of Psammetichus II, whose Greek mercenaries have left in scriptions upon the rocks of Abu-Sim-bel, and the grandson of Pharaoh-necoh. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharaoh.htm - 60k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... 24:16) presents a pleasing contrast to the moral code which had come to prevail in the sister kingdom; and the story of his hiring mercenaries from the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Solomon (277 Occurrences)

... The bodyguard of foreign mercenaries was abolished and the captain Benaiah promoted to be commander-in-chief. Two scribes were required instead of one. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/solomon.htm - 101k

Kingdom (409 Occurrences)

... 24:16) presents a pleasing contrast to the moral code which had come to prevail in the sister kingdom; and the story of his hiring mercenaries from the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kingdom.htm - 101k

Exodus (2 Occurrences)

... kings of upper Egypt remained in their entrenchments, and the kings of lower Egypt were besieged in their cities by warriors, and had no mercenaries to oppose ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exodus.htm - 82k