Thematic Bible: Military Arms
Thematic Bible
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. read more.
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
military Arms » Defensive: » Helmet
Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.
Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
military Arms » Before using » Burnished
And
And take your stand with helmets on!
Put on the
"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD.' Say, 'A sword, a sword sharpened And also polished! 'Sharpened to make a slaughter, Polished to flash like lightning!' Or shall we rejoice, the rod of My son despising every tree? "It is given to be polished, that it may be handled; the sword is sharpened and polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.
“And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach,’ and say: ‘A sword, a sword is drawn, polished for the slaughter, to cause it to consume, that it may be like lightning—
military Arms » Part of, borne by armor-bearers
Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, ‘A woman slew him.’” So the young man pierced him through, and he died.
Now the day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come and let us cross over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
military Arms » Were provided » By individuals themselves
Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart.
From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.
military Arms » Were provided » From the public arsenals
Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.
He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
military Arms » Offensive: » Called instruments of war
Of Zebulun, there were 50,000 who went out in the army, who could draw up in battle formation with all kinds of weapons of war and helped David with an undivided heart.
From the other side of the Jordan, of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 with all kinds of weapons of war for the battle.
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual weapons
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
military Arms » For sieges: » Armories built for
Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil and the house of his armor and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
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On which are
All the round
military Arms » Offensive: » Dart or javelin
Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was in Saul's hand. Saul hurled the spear for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David escaped from his presence twice.
Then Joab said, “I will not waste time here with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
military Arms » Defensive: » Buckler
The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war.
He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a ramp against you and raise up a large shield against you.
military Arms » Defensive: » Shield
He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he took everything, even taking all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king's house.
military Arms » Defensive: » Coat of mail, breastplate, habergeon, or brigandine
Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
military Arms » Offensive: » Spear or lance
They are
Their
And they ride on
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him.
military Arms » Defensive: » Girdle
Then Joab said to the man who had told him, “Now behold, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? And I would have given you ten pieces of silver and a belt.”
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears." So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe. The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes. read more.
So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.
So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.
military Arms » Offensive: » Bow and arrows
I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”
Now a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight; for I am severely wounded.”
military Arms » Offensive: » Battle-axe
The blow of his battering rams he will direct against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
And with you I
And with you I destroy kingdoms.
military Arms » Offensive: » Sling
Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand.
military Arms » Illustrative of » Judgments of God
From the
The Lord and His instruments of
To
And has brought forth the
For it is a
In the land of the Chaldeans.
military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
"Line up the shield and buckler, And draw near for the battle! "Harness the horses, And mount the steeds, And take your stand with helmets on! Polish the spears, Put on the scale-armor!
And give ear, all remote places of the earth.
Gird yourselves, yet be
Gird yourselves, yet be
military Arms » For sieges: » Battering rams
They came and besieged him in Abel Beth-maacah, and they cast up a siege ramp against the city, and it stood by the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab were wreaking destruction in order to topple the wall.
Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps and place battering rams against it all around.
military Arms » Offensive: » Dagger
Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak.
Ehud stretched out his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly. The handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the refuse came out.
military Arms » Offensive: » Sword
From the cities on that day the sons of Benjamin were numbered, 26,000 men who draw the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah who were numbered, 700 choice men.
military Arms » Made of iron, steel, or brass
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze. He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Taken off them
So Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or to your left, and take hold of one of the young men for yourself, and take for yourself his spoil.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.
military Arms » Offensive: » Two-edged sword
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military Arms » For sieges: » Engines for casting stones, &c
In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.
military Arms » For sieges: » Great stores of, prepared
And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.
military Arms » Inferior to wisdom
military Arms » Hung of the walls of cities
"Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor. "The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Sometime burned
"Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them. "They will not take wood from the field or gather firewood from the forests, for they will make fires with the weapons; and they will take the spoil of those who despoiled them and seize the plunder of those who plundered them," declares the Lord GOD.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Sometimes kept as trophies
Then David took the Philistine’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his weapons in his tent.
military Arms » Before using » Tried and proved
David girded his sword over his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. So David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them.” And David took them off.
military Arms » For sieges: » Not worn in ordinary times
David said to Ahimelech, “Now is there not a spear or a sword on hand? For I brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s matter was urgent.”
military Arms » Offensive: » Called weapons of war
military Arms » Defensive: » Called harness
Now a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight; for I am severely wounded.”
military Arms » Offensive: » Handstaff
military Arms » Defensive: » Greaves
He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.
military Arms » Defensive: » Target
He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.
military Arms » Often given as presents
military Arms » Before using » Anointed
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
military Arms » Offensive: » Called instruments of death
He makes His