<t /><p class="poetry">Proclaim this among the nations:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Prepare for a holy war!p> <p class="poetry">Call out the warriors!p> <p class="poetry">Let all these fighting men approach and attack!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is a warrior,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> is his name.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">How the warriors have fallen!p> <p class="poetry">The weapons of war<n id="1" /> are destroyed!p>

<p class="poetry">You give me strength for battle;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you make my foes kneel before me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In time of famine<n id="1" /> he will redeem you from death,p> <p class="poetry">and in time of war from the power of the sword.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am committed to peace,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but when I speak, they want to make war.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Plans<n id="1" /> are established by counsel,p> <p class="poetry">so<n id="2" /> make war<n id="3" /> with guidance.p>

<p class="poetry">A horse is prepared for the day of battle,p> <p class="poetry">but the victory is from the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your<n id="1" /> men will fall by the sword,p> <p class="poetry">your strong men will die in battle.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Fall into ranks with your shields ready!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Prepare to march into battle!p>

<p class="poetry">The noise of battle can be heard in the land of Babylonia.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">There is the sound of great destruction.p>

The men of Israel marched out to fight Benjamin; they<n id="1" /> arranged their battle lines against Gibeah.

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, &#8220;I will disguise myself and then enter<n id="1" /> into the battle; but you wear your royal robes.&#8221; So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.

<p class="bodytext">From Zebulun there were 50,000 warriors who were prepared for battle, equipped with all kinds of weapons, and ready to give their undivided loyalty.<n id="1" />p>

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, &#8220;I will disguise myself and then enter<n id="1" /> the battle; but you wear your royal attire.&#8221; So the king of Israel disguised himself and they entered the battle.

When Sihon and all his troops<n id="1" /> emerged to encounter us in battle at Jahaz,<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle by the pass<n id="1" /> of Heres.

<p class="bodytext">Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">He trains<n id="1" /> my hands for battle;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">my arms can bend even the strongest bow.<n id="3" />p>

Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.