Bible Cross References
purpose
Proverbs 15:22
Get all the advice you can, and you will succeed; without it you will fail.
Proverbs 24:6
After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.
and
Proverbs 25:8
Don't be too quick to go to court about something you have seen. If another witness later proves you wrong, what will you do then?
Judges 1:1
After Joshua's death the people of Israel asked the LORD, "Which of our tribes should be the first to go and attack the Canaanites?"
Judges 1:2
The LORD answered, "The tribe of Judah will go first. I am giving them control of the land."
Judges 9:29
I wish I were leading this people! I would get rid of Abimelech! I would tell him, 'Reinforce your army, come on out and fight!' "
Judges 20:7
All of you here are Israelites. What are we going to do about this?"
Judges 20:18
The Israelites went to the place of worship at Bethel, and there they asked God, "Which tribe should attack the Benjaminites first?" The LORD answered, "The tribe of Judah."
Judges 20:23
Judges 20:26-28
26
Then all the people of Israel went up to Bethel and mourned. They sat there in the LORD's presence and did not eat until evening. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole---all in the presence of the LORD.
27
God's Covenant Box was there at Bethel in those days, and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, was in charge of it. The people asked the LORD, "Should we go out to fight our brothers the Benjaminites again, or should we give up?" The LORD answered, "Fight. Tomorrow I will give you victory over them."
2 Samuel 2:26
Abner called out to Joab, "Do we have to go on fighting forever? Can't you see that in the end there will be nothing but bitterness? We are your relatives. How long will it be before you order your men to stop chasing us?"
2 Samuel 2:27
"I swear by the living God," Joab answered, "that if you had not spoken, my men would have kept on chasing you until tomorrow morning."
2 Chronicles 25:17-23
17
King Amaziah of Judah and his advisers plotted against Israel. He then sent a message to King Jehoash of Israel, who was the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu, challenging him to fight.
18
Jehoash sent this answer to Amaziah: "Once a thorn bush in the Lebanon Mountains sent a message to a cedar: 'Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down.
19
Now Amaziah, you boast that you have defeated the Edomites, but I advise you to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?"
20
But Amaziah refused to listen. It was God's will for Amaziah to be defeated, because he had worshiped the Edomite idols.
21
So King Jehoash of Israel went into battle against King Amaziah of Judah. They met at Beth Shemesh in Judah,
22
the Judean army was defeated, and the soldiers fled to their homes.
23
Jehoash captured Amaziah and took him to Jerusalem. There he tore down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a distance of two hundred yards.
Luke 14:31
If a king goes out with ten thousand men to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that other king.