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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.

Bands references

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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.