Thematic Bible: Before war


Thematic Bible



Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear [the] shield! Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilOfficersShieldsTablesAnointing ThingsEating And Drinking

O mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew or rain upon you or on the fields of [grain for] offerings, for there the small shield of [the] mighty [was] defiled, the small shield of Saul [was] not anointed with oil. Verse Conceptsdrought, physicaldewLack Of RainAnointing Things

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers! Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. Because his plan concerning Babylon [is] to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance for his temple. Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedSharpeningGod Executes VengeanceGod's PlansArrowsRevenge

"Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle! Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFighting Enemies

And Elam lifted up [the] quiver, with chariots [of] men [and] cavalry. And Kir uncovered [the] shield. Verse ConceptsQuiversThings Stripped

The shields of his warriors [are] dyed red; The powerful men [are] dressed in scarlet. The metal of the chariots [shines] like fire {on the day of battle}, and [their] spears quiver. Verse ConceptsCrimsonColors, ScarletAttacking With ChariotsSparklingRed ClothesSteelColor