Encyclopedia entry
Bands
(1) of love (Hos. 11:4); (2) of Christ (Ps. 2:3); (3) uniting together Christ’s body the church (Col. 2:19; 3:14; Eph. 4:3); (4) the emblem of the captivity of Israel (Ezek. 34:27; Isa. 28:22; 52:2); (5) of brotherhood (Ezek. 37:15-28); (6) no bands to the wicked in their death (Ps. 73:4; Job 21:7; Ps. 10:6). Also denotes chains (Luke 8:29); companies of soldiers (Acts 21:31); a shepherd’s staff, indicating the union between Judah and Israel (Zech. 11:7).
In the Bible
53
Verses where Bands is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 7:4
In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
- 1 Chronicles 12:23
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD:
- 2 Chronicles 26:11
Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
- 2 Kings 5:2
At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife.
- 2 Kings 6:23
So the king prepared a great feast for them, and after they had finished eating and drinking, he sent them away, and they returned to their master. And the Aramean raiders did not come into the land of Israel again.
- 2 Kings 13:20
And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
+47 more verses naming Bands.
Scripture on Bands
47
See all 47 +−
- Psalms 2Psalms 73Isaiah 28Ezekiel 34Hosea 11Luke 8Colossians 2Exodus 36Leviticus 26Judges 152 Samuel 42 Kings 52 Kings 62 Kings 132 Kings 232 Kings 241 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 26Job 1Job 21Job 38Job 39Psalms 10Psalms 107Psalms 119Proverbs 30Ecclesiastes 7Isaiah 52Isaiah 58Jeremiah 2Ezekiel 3Ezekiel 4Ezekiel 12Ezekiel 17Ezekiel 37Ezekiel 39Acts 16Acts 21Acts 22Acts 27Ephesians 4
Voices on Bands
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.
























