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Proverbs 24:6
So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers.
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Proverbs 15:22
Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.
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Luke 14:31
“ Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?
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Judges 1:1-2
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the Canaanites?”The Lord answered,“ Judah, for I have given them victory over the land.”
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Judges 20:18
Before the battle the Israelites went to Bethel and asked God,“ Which tribe should go first to attack the people of Benjamin?” The Lord answered,“ Judah is to go first.”
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Proverbs 11:14
Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers.
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2 Samuel 2 26-2 Samuel 2 27
Abner shouted down to Joab,“ Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?”Then Joab said,“ God only knows what would have happened if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.”
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Judges 20:7
Now then, all of you— the entire community of Israel— must decide here and now what should be done about this!”
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Judges 20:23
For they had gone up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord until evening. They had asked the Lord,“ Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again?” And the Lord had said,“ Go out and fight against them.”
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Judges 9:29
If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him,‘ Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!’”
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Judges 20:26-28
Then all the Israelites went up to Bethel and wept in the presence of the Lord and fasted until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.The Israelites went up seeking direction from the Lord.( In those days the Ark of the Covenant of God was in Bethel,and Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron was the priest.) The Israelites asked the Lord,“ Should we fight against our relatives from Benjamin again, or should we stop?” The Lord said,“ Go! Tomorrow I will hand them over to you.”
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Proverbs 25:8
don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
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2 Chronicles 25 17-2 Chronicles 25 23
After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu:“ Come and meet me in battle!”But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story:“ Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree:‘ Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!“ You are saying,‘ I have defeated Edom,’ and you are very proud of it. But my advice is to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom.So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth shemesh in Judah.Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth shemesh. Then he brought him to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
