Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE DIVINE WAR IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST -- Chapter I. Divine War in Mesopotamia -- 1. The Context of Divine War -- 2. The Concept of Divine War -- 3. Divine Warriors -- 4. War Conduct -- Chapter II. Divine War in Anatolia -- 1. The Context of Divine War -- 2. The Concept of Divine War -- 3. Divine Warriors -- 4. War Conduct -- Chapter III. Divine War in Syro-Palestine -- 1. The Context of Divine War -- 2. The Concept of Divine War -- 3. Divine Warriors -- 4. War Conduct -- 5. Ḥerem -- Chapter IV. Divine War in Egypt -- 1. The Context of Divine War -- 2. The Concept of Divine War -- 3. Divine Warriors -- 4. War Conduct -- Summary -- PART TWO YHWH WAR IN THE OLD TESTAMENT -- Chapter V. Wars in the Traditions of Exodus-Conquest -- 1. The Sea Event -- 2. The War over the Amalekites -- 3. The Conquest Wars in Transjordan -- 4. The Conquest Wars in Cisjordan -- Chapter VI. Wars in the Tradition of the Judges and Saul -- 1. Characteristics of the Judges' War -- 2. The Wars of the Judges -- 3. Saul's Wars -- Chapter VII. YHWH War of David -- 1. The Concept of YHWH War -- 2. YHWH as a Divine Warrior -- 3. YHWH's Intervention in Battle -- 4. The Ark in Battle -- 5. The Salvation of David -- 6. War Conduct -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References -- Subject Index.