Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

At a venture

Joints of the harness

Bible References

At a venture

2 Samuel 15:11
And with Absalom went two hundred called men out of Jerusalem. And they went in their honesty, and did not know anything.

And smote

1 Samuel 17:49
And David put his hand into his bag and took a stone from there, and slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead. And he fell on his face to the earth.
2 Kings 9:24
And Jehu drew a bow and struck Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.

Joints of the harness

Revelation 9:9
And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron. And the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

Wounded

2 Chronicles 18:30
And the king of Syria had commanded the commanders of the chariots with him, saying, Do not fight with small or great, but only with the king of Israel.
2 Chronicles 35:23
And the archers shot at King Josiah. And the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am grievously wounded.