Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5266 conscription The compulsory calling up of people to service, especially military service. The OT refers to men being conscripted to serve in the army, or in major building projects. Men conscripted to serve in the army Moses drew up lists of potential fighting men for the conquest of Canaan Numbers 1:2-3 See also Numbers 1:17-19,45-46 Moses took a second census, after the generation which had come out of Egypt had died: Numbers 26:2,3-4,63-65 Deborah called up troops to attack Jabin, a Canaanite king God restricted the number of men conscripted by Gideon Judges 7:1-8 The purpose of this was to make clear that Israel's victory was in God's strength alone. The Benjamites raised a tribal militia to fight the rest of Israel King Saul chose men to fight the Philistines King David maintained a regular army The conscription of labourers Those in charge of conscription 2 Kings 25:19 pp Jeremiah 52:25 Solomon used conscripts to build the temple and other projects 1 Kings 5:13-15 pp 2 Chronicles 2:2; 1 Kings 9:15,20-21 pp 2 Chronicles 8:7-8 See also
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