Is there anything in the Bible that talks about soldiers?

Question

If a soldier goes to war and kills some people defending himself and his country will he go to hell?

Answer 1

Numbers 31:21
Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is what is required by the law that the Lord gave Moses:

Numbers 31:27
Divide the spoils equally between the soldiers who took part in the battle and the rest of the community.

Numbers 31:28
From the soldiers who fought in the battle, set apart as tribute for the Lord one out of every five hundred, whether women, cattle, donkeys or sheep.

Numbers 31:32
The plunder remaining from the spoils that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep,

Numbers 31:49
and said to him, “Your servants have counted the soldiers under our command, and not one is missing.

Joshua 8:13
So the soldiers took up their positions—with the main camp to the north of the city and the ambush to the west of it. That night Joshua went into the valley.

Joshua 17:1
This was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn, that is, for Makir, Manasseh’s firstborn. Makir was the ancestor of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because the Makirites were great soldiers.

Judges 20:2
The leaders of all the people of the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand soldiers armed with swords.

Judges 20:16
Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

1 Samuel 4:3
When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh, so that he may go with us and save us from the hand of our enemies.”

1 Samuel 4:10
So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.

1 Samuel 13:5
The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven.

1 Samuel 14:28
Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

1 Samuel 15:4
So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah.

1 Samuel 15:15
Saul answered, “The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.”

1 Samuel 15:21
The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 26:7
So David and Abishai went to the army by night, and there was Saul, lying asleep inside the camp with his spear stuck in the ground near his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying around him.

2 Samuel 2:14
Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the soldiers get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.” “All right, let them do it,” Joab said.

2 Samuel 2:21
Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the soldiers and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.

2 Samuel 3:23
When Joab and all the soldiers with him arrived, he was told that Abner son of Ner had come to the king and that the king had sent him away and that he had gone in peace.

2 Samuel 8:4
David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

2 Samuel 10:6
When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maakah with a thousand men, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.

2 Samuel 10:18
But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobak the commander of their army, and he died there.

2 Samuel 11:7
When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going.

1 Kings 20:29
For seven days they camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle was joined. The Israelites inflicted a hundred thousand casualties on the Aramean foot soldiers in one day.

Numbers 31:53
Each soldier had taken plunder for himself.

1 Samuel 13:22
So on the day of the battle not a soldier with Saul and Jonathan had a sword or spear in his hand; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.

2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.

2 Chronicles 17:17
From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields;

Amos 2:15
The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.

Acts 10:7
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.

Acts 28:16
When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

1 Corinthians 9:7
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its grapes? Who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk?

Philippians 2:25
But I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs.

2 Timothy 2:3
Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:4
No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs; rather, they try to please their commanding officer.

Philemon 1:2
also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home:

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Answer 2

In the Hebrew scriptures God had them kill wicked nations surrounding them. But When Jesus came to earth the Jewish nation was cast off as his people and he chose people out of all nations and they became brothers.
This world threatens to sink into madness. A prominent religious leader inthe USA declared: "You've got to kill the terrroirists before the killing stops." His solution? "Blow them all away in the name of the Lord." By contrast, the bible says. "If anyone makes the statement: "I love god, and yet is hating his brother he is a liar." 1John 4:20 Jesus even said: "continue to love yur enemies." Matthew 5:44 How many religions can you think of whose members engage in war? But is it the right thing to do?
Does war stop war? Should one whole country suffer because of what a few people do? Isaiah 2:4 I think that in on the UN.
and they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into prunning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation. Neither will they learn war anymore.
Wouldn't it be nice if they called a war and nobody came.

Answer 3

It depends.Probably no.If the soldier does the fighting with a good heart and actually looks at his wounds and scars as a good cause and not just for the country.The soldier must be dtermained to get by the war and if he dies,at least he believed in God.And the thought of dyinh shouldnt freak him/her out cause they know where theyll go(heaven /hell).
Didnt God send Moses to war?Debora,David,they all went to war for their land.Going to war doesnt make the person in a risk of going to hell

Answer 4

NO NO NO he will not! David was a warrior read about his fighting men in the book of Samuel and he was a man, "close to God's own heart. The Psalms a re packed full of verses i think soldiers could relate too! "God is my Shield," He makes my arm strong so that I can bend a bow of iron."

Answer 5

surely, Jesus could have worn what all of us else replaced into donning at that element and era. If He replaced into donning distinctive clothing He could have stood out for that reason. i won't be able to remember everywhere in the Bible describing what he wore. I recommend, what may be the element? The Bible is the know God, no longer a gentle magazine approximately celebrities and what they positioned on.

Answer 6

Actually, the Hebrew word for "Kill" used in the 10 Commandments means to take an innocent life.

Besides that, murder doesn't get someone to Hell, sin does. Any sin you commit can be forgiven through Jesus Christ

Answer 7

David was a soldier; he was highly involved in the army. So were many others, like Joshua, and God used armies to deliver punishment, as well as defend his people. Even Jesus Christ will lead an army in the end days. In Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill", the word for kill used there is the Hebrew word "râtsach", which, according to Strong's dictionary, means, essentially, to muder, or even to "dash in pieces" along with a few other things. Of course, as Christians, we shouldn't WANT to end another's life, but, in time of just war, that can be done in order to defend ones country. One probably should not, however, embark on war to get revenge or in rage, or just for the sake of killing and war. But I don't think that a Christian who is a soldier in the U.S. army, for example, would go to hell, as long as that one is a valid Christian. As another answerer posted, we are also to be soldiers of Christ Jesus.
This is only, of course, what I know or have been taught. I really haven't done extensive research into the matter, but I think that most of what is here is valid. You can go talk to a pastor or mentor about this too. Regardless, I hope this helps, God bless!


Revelation 19:11-16
11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. 12His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. 14The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:
KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Answer 8

the bible says to follow the laws of the land.Part of being a soldier may require to kill the enemy.
I had a lengthy talk with my pastor before I became a police officer and that subject came up,he gave me his blessing.

No , to answer your question

Answer 9

"Thou shalt not kill" is pretty clear on that one. Except that there's plenty of killing in the Old Testament - and with God's help no less! So, apparently, there are exceptions to the rule.

Answer 10

Of course, Soldiers of Christ.

Answer 11

THIS TALKES ABOUT SHOLDIERS AND THE ONE OVER THEM

Luke 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 7:3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 7:6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7:7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
Luke 7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. Luke 7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

THE SOLDIERS THAT PIERCED JESUS

REV.1:7 HE COMES WITH THE CLOUDS AND EVERY EVE SHALL SEE HIM, EVEN THEY THAT PIERCED HIM. LUKE 23:34 FATHER FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO [ THE SOLDIERS THAT PIERCED JESUS ];