Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears." So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. The price was two-thirds of a shekel for plowshares and mattocks, and one-third [of a shekel] for pitchforks and axes, and for putting a point on an oxgoad. read more.
So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had [weapons].

Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering

Your best valleys were full of chariots,
and horsemen were positioned at the gates.
Verse ConceptsGatesChariotsWaiting At GatesRiding HorsesAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

I have appointed a sword for slaughter
at all their gates,
so that their hearts may melt
and many may stumble.
Yes! It is ready to flash like lightning;
it is drawn for slaughter.
Verse ConceptsGatesStanding In The GatewaySparklingLosing CourageGod's Sword

Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering

They sacrificed to demons, not God,
to gods they had not known,
new gods that had just arrived,
which your fathers did not fear.
Verse ConceptsFalse Religiondemons, Kinds ofPagan PracticesUnusedWhat Is Not GodDemonsDemonic Influence

Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering

Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering

So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons. Verse ConceptsSoldiers

Israel chose new gods,
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
Verse ConceptsForty Thousand And UpNo Help In Other GodsVolunteering