Thematic Bible: The Bow
Thematic Bible
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jizreel.
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
And I will make a covenant for them in that day with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground; and I will break bow and sword and battle out of the land; and I will make them to lie down safely.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Benjamites
armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:
And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.
the Bow » Called the battle bow
From him shall come forth the corner-stone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every exactor together.
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
the Bow » Those who used, called » Archers
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his coat of mail; and spare not her young men: destroy utterly all her host.
the Bow » An instrument of war
And I have given to thee one tract of land above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
with arrows and with the bow shall they come thither, for the whole land shall become briars and thorns.
the Bow » Of the vanquished, broken and burned
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall kindle fire, and burn weapons, and shields, and targets, bows, and arrows, and hand-staves, and spears: and they shall make fires with them seven years.
the Bow » Usually of steel
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may in darkness shoot at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.
They return, but not to the Most High: they are like a deceitful bow. Their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
the Bow » Often furnished by the state
And Uzziah prepared for them, throughout the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and even slinging-stones.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Sons of reuben, gad, and manasseh
The children of Reuben and the Gadites and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men who carried shield and sword, drawing the bow and skilful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, able to go forth to war.
the Bow » For shooting arrows
armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows on the bow; they were of Saul's brethren of Benjamin:
the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines smote Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Elamites
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
the Bow » Those who used, called » Bowmen
At the noise of the horsemen and bowmen, every city fleeth; they go into the thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city is forsaken and no man dwelleth therein.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Go up, ye horses, and drive furiously, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Phut that handle the shield, and the Ludim that handle the bow and bend it.
the Bow » Given as a token of friendship
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
the Bow » The jews taught to use
and he bade them teach the children of Judah the song of the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher: --
the Bow » Sometimes used in hunting
And now, I pray thee, take thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field and hunt me venison,
the Bow » Drawn with full force
And Jehu took his bow in his hand, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out through his heart; and he sank down in his chariot.
the Bow » Held in the left hand
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow be renewed in my hand.