Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Stretch out the javelin that is in your hand toward Ai, for I will give it into your hand.” So Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city.

For Joshua did not withdraw his hand with which he stretched out the javelin until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.

He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

“The quiver rattles against him,
The flashing spear and javelin.

“The sword that reaches him cannot avail,
Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.

“Clubs are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.

“They seize their bow and javelin;
They are cruel and have no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
Marshalled like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.