2 Chronicles 20:25

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow, and shatters the spear. He burns the chariots in the fire.

They took all the captives, and all the plunder, both of man and of animal.

The men of war had taken booty, every man for himself.

You shall do to Ai and her king as you did to Jericho and her king, except you shall take its goods and its livestock for yourselves. Set an ambush for the city behind it.”

These five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.

Elisha said, “Hear Yahweh’s word. Yahweh says, ‘Tomorrow about this time a seah of fine flour will be sold for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.’ ”

The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

I will strike your bow out of your left hand, and will cause your arrows to fall out of your right hand.

so that they will take no wood out of the field, and not cut down any out of the forests; for they will make fires with the weapons. They will plunder those who plundered them, and rob those who robbed them,” says the Lord Yahweh.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Walk in love, even as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—

These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful.”

They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.

Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man ask of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.”

for Yahweh your God is he who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.”

and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much wealth to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the plunder of your enemies with your brothers.”

“The kings came and fought, then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, “Behold, a present for you from the plunder of Yahweh’s enemies.”

When these lepers came to the outermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and ate and drank, and carried away silver, gold, and clothing, and went and hid it. Then they came back, and entered into another tent, and carried things from there also, and went and hid them.

He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.

We love him, because he first loved us.

They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death.

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth;

The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.

“The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and don’t spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing baby, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”

David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other livestock, and said, “This is David’s plunder.”

Who will listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays with the baggage. They shall share alike.”

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

The fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Yahweh fought against the enemies of Israel.

No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Therefore I will give him a portion with the great. He will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

For the destroyer has come on her, even on Babylon. Her mighty men are taken. Their bows are broken in pieces, for Yahweh is a God of retribution. He will surely repay.

What the swarming locust has left, the great locust has eaten. What the great locust has left, the grasshopper has eaten. What the grasshopper has left, the caterpillar has eaten.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

He who overcomes, and he who keeps my works to the end, to him I will give authority over the nations.

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians.”

He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!”

You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

“ ‘As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword. They will fall when no one pursues.

Moses said to them, “Have you saved all the women alive?

But all the girls, who have not known man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

Only the livestock we took for plunder for ourselves, with the plunder of the cities which we had taken.

but the women, the little ones, the livestock, and all that is in the city, even all its plunder, you shall take for plunder for yourself. You may use the plunder of your enemies, which Yahweh your God has given you.

All that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the people of Ai.

So Joshua struck all the land, the hill country, the South, the lowland, the slopes, and all their kings. He left no one remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded.

The children of Israel took all the plunder of these cities, with the livestock, as plunder for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn’t leave any who breathed.

He said to them, “Out of the eater came out food. Out of the strong came out sweetness.” They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle.

The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines and they plundered their camp.

On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you delicately in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your clothing.

He arose and struck the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand froze to the sword; and Yahweh worked a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to take plunder.

They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!”

Therefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their donkeys, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.

The people went out and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a seah of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to Yahweh’s word.

On the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

They struck all the cities around Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them, and they plundered all the cities; for there was much plunder in them.

Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond the sea from Syria. Behold, they are in Hazazon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).

“Kings of armies flee! They flee!” She who waits at home divides the plunder,

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Your plunder will be gathered as the caterpillar gathers. Men will leap on it as locusts leap.

Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great plunder was divided. The lame took the prey.

“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds.

There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war.

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.