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‘Soldier’ in the Bible – All 62 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Soldier’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Soldier’ occurs 62 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 37:36 the Midianites in Egypt sold Joseph to Potiphar, a eunuch of Pharaoh, instructor of the soldiers.Genesis 37:36

Number of the word / term Soldier in Genesis: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Numbers

Numbers 31:5 And they gave one thousand from each tribe, that is, twelve thousand foot soldiers for battle.Numbers 31:5

Number of the word / term Soldier in Numbers: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 20:5 Likewise, the officers shall proclaim, throughout every company, in the hearing of the soldiers: ‘What man is there who has built a new house, and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, lest perhaps he may die in the battle, and another man may dedicate it.Deuteronomy 20:5

Deuteronomy 20:14 but not the women and young children, nor the cattle and the other things that are within the city. And you shall divide all the plunder to the soldiers, and you shall eat the spoils from your enemies, which the Lord your God will give to you.Deuteronomy 20:14

Number of the word / term Soldier in Deuteronomy: 2

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Joshua

Joshua 6:9 and all the armed soldiers went ahead, the remainder of the common people followed the ark, and the sound of the trumpets grew louder everywhere.Joshua 6:9

Number of the word / term Soldier in Joshua: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Judges

Judges 20:2 And all the chiefs of the people, and every tribe of Israel, convened as an assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers for battle.Judges 20:2

Number of the word / term Soldier in Judges: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:10 Therefore, the Philistines fought, and Israel was cut down, and each one fled to his own tent. And an exceedingly great slaughter occurred. And thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell.1 Samuel 4:10

1 Samuel 15:4 And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.1 Samuel 15:4

1 Samuel 17:26 And David spoke to the men who were standing with him, saying: “What will be given to the man who will have struck down this Philistine, and who will have taken away the disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the soldiers of the living God?”1 Samuel 17:26

Number of the word / term Soldier in 1 Samuel: 3

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:4 And from his troops, David seized one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And he cut the sinew of the leg in all the chariot horses. But he left aside enough of them for one hundred chariots.2 Samuel 8:4

2 Samuel 10:6 Now the sons of Ammon, seeing that they had done an injury to David, sent for, and paid wages to, the Syrians of Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and from the king of Maacah, one thousand men, and from Tob, twelve thousand men.2 Samuel 10:6

Number of the word / term Soldier in 2 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 20:25 And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.1 Kings 20:25

1 Kings 20:29 And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.1 Kings 20:29

Number of the word / term Soldier in 1 Kings: 2

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 6:14 Therefore, he sent horses, and chariots, and experienced soldiers to that place. And when they had arrived in the night, they encircled the city.2 Kings 6:14

2 Kings 10:25 Then it happened that, when the holocaust had been completed, Jehu ordered his soldiers and officers, saying: “Enter and strike them down. Let no one escape.” And the soldiers and officers struck them down with the edge of the sword, and they cast them out. And they went into the city of the temple of Baal,2 Kings 10:25

2 Kings 11:4 Then, in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for and took centurions and soldiers, and he brought them to himself in the temple of the Lord. And he formed a pact with them. And taking an oath with them in the house of the Lord, he revealed to them the son of the king.2 Kings 11:4

2 Kings 13:7 And there was left to Jehoahaz from the people nothing but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. For the king of Syria had killed them, and he had reduced them to become like dust on a threshing floor.2 Kings 13:7

2 Kings 25:19 and from the city, one eunuch, who was in charge of the men of war, and five men out of those who had stood before the king, whom he found in the city, and Sopher, the leader of the army who trained the young soldiers from the people of the land, and sixty men from the common people, who had been found in the city.2 Kings 25:19

Number of the word / term Soldier in 2 Kings: 5

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:14 These were from the sons of Gad, leaders of the army. The least was in charge of one hundred soldiers, and the greatest was in charge of one thousand.1 Chronicles 12:14

1 Chronicles 18:6 And he stationed soldiers in Damascus, so that Syria also would serve him, and would offer gifts. And the Lord assisted him in all the things to which he went forth.1 Chronicles 18:6

1 Chronicles 20:1 Now it happened that, after the course of a year, in the time when kings usually go forth to war, Joab gathered an army with experienced soldiers, and he laid waste to the land of the sons of Ammon. And he continued on and besieged Rabbah. But David was staying in Jerusalem when Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it.1 Chronicles 20:1

Number of the word / term Soldier in 1 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 17:2 And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls. And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.2 Chronicles 17:2

2 Chronicles 25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “Then what will become of the one hundred talents, which I gave to the soldiers of Israel?” And the man of God responded to him, “The Lord has that from which he is able to give much more than this to you.”2 Chronicles 25:9

Number of the word / term Soldier in 2 Chronicles: 2

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Job

Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Lord are in me, my spirit drinks of their indignation, and the terrors of the Lord are soldiers against me.Job 6:4

Job 25:3 Is there any limit to the number of his soldiers or to the number of those over whom his light rises?Job 25:3

Job 39:25 When he hears the bugle, he says, “Ha!” He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.Job 39:25

Number of the word / term Soldier in Job: 3

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 13:4 On the mountains, there is the voice of a multitude, as if of a numerous people, a voice with the sound of kings, of nations gathered together. For the Lord of hosts has given orders to soldiers of war,Isaiah 13:4

Number of the word / term Soldier in Isaiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 47:3 before the uproar of a procession of weapons and of his soldiers, before the commotion of his four-horse chariots and the multitude of his wheels. The fathers have not looked back for the sons, because of feebleness of hands,Jeremiah 47:3

Number of the word / term Soldier in Jeremiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Nahum

Nahum 2:7 And the foot soldier has been led away captive, and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves, murmuring in their hearts.Nahum 2:7

Number of the word / term Soldier in Nahum: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 8:9 For I, too, am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”Matthew 8:9

Matthew 27:27 Then the soldiers of the procurator, taking Jesus up to the praetorium, gathered the entire cohort around him.Matthew 27:27

Matthew 28:12 And gathering together with the elders, having taken counsel, they gave an abundant sum of money to the soldiers,Matthew 28:12

Number of the word / term Soldier in Matthew: 3

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Mark

Mark 15:16 Then the soldiers led him away to the court of the praetorium. And they called together the entire cohort.Mark 15:16

Number of the word / term Soldier in Mark: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Luke

Luke 3:14 Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, “And what should we do?” And he said to them: “You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”Luke 3:14

Luke 7:8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”Luke 7:8

Luke 23:11 Then Herod, with his soldiers, scorned him. And he ridiculed him, clothing him in a white garment. And he sent him back to Pilate.Luke 23:11

Luke 23:36 And the soldiers also ridiculed him, approaching him and offering him vinegar,Luke 23:36

Number of the word / term Soldier in Luke: 4

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book John

John 19:2 And the soldiers, plaiting a crown of thorns, imposed it on his head. And they put a purple garment around him.John 19:2

John 19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified him, took his garments, and they made four parts, one part to each soldier, and the tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven from above throughout the whole.John 19:23

John 19:24 Then they said to one another, “Let us not cut it, but instead let us cast lots over it, to see whose it will be.” This was so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, saying: “They have distributed my garments among themselves, and for my vesture they have cast lots.” And indeed, the soldiers did these things.John 19:24

John 19:32 Therefore, the soldiers approached, and, indeed, they broke the legs of the first one, and of the other who was crucified with him.John 19:32

John 19:34 Instead, one of the soldiers opened his side with a lance, and immediately there went out blood and water.John 19:34

Number of the word / term Soldier in John: 5

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Acts

Acts 10:7 And when the Angel who was speaking to him had departed, he called, out of those who were subject to him, two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the Lord.Acts 10:7

Acts 12:4 So when he had apprehended him, he sent him into prison, handing him over into the custody of four groups of four soldiers, intending to produce him to the people after the Passover.Acts 12:4

Acts 12:6 And when Herod was ready to produce him, in that same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains. And there were guards in front of the door, guarding the prison.Acts 12:6

Acts 12:18 Then, when daylight came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had happened concerning Peter.Acts 12:18

Acts 21:32 And so, immediately taking soldiers and centurions, he rushed down to them. And when they had seen the tribune and the soldiers, they ceased to strike Paul.Acts 21:32

Acts 21:35 And when he had arrived at the stairs, it happened that he was carried up by the soldiers, because of the threat of violence from the people.Acts 21:35

Acts 23:10 And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.Acts 23:10

Acts 23:23 Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.Acts 23:23

Acts 23:27 This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.Acts 23:27

Acts 23:31 Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.Acts 23:31

Acts 27:31 So Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you will not be able to be saved.”Acts 27:31

Acts 27:32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat, and they allowed it to fall.Acts 27:32

Acts 27:42 Then the soldiers were in agreement that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, after escaping by swimming, might flee.Acts 27:42

Acts 28:16 And when we had arrived at Rome, Paul was given permission to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.Acts 28:16

Number of the word / term Soldier in Acts: 14

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:7 Who has ever served as a soldier and paid his own stipend? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat from its produce? Who pastures a flock and does not drink from the milk of the flock?1 Corinthians 9:7

Number of the word / term Soldier in 1 Corinthians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Philippians

Philippians 2:25 Now I have considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and co-worker, and fellow soldier, and an attendant to my needs, but your Apostle.Philippians 2:25

Number of the word / term Soldier in Philippians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:18 This precept I commend to you, my son Timothy, in accord with the prophets who preceded you: that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,1 Timothy 1:18

Number of the word / term Soldier in 1 Timothy: 1

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book 2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:3 Labor like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.2 Timothy 2:3

2 Timothy 2:4 No man, acting as a soldier for God, entangles himself in worldly matters, so that he may be pleasing to him for whom he has proven himself.2 Timothy 2:4

Number of the word / term Soldier in 2 Timothy: 2

Bible passages with ‘Soldier’ in the book Philemon

Philemon 1:2 and to Apphia, most beloved sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in your house.Philemon 1:2

Number of the word / term ‘Soldier’ in Philemon: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 62

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