Thematic Bible: Military Arms


Thematic Bible






Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. read more.
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesCoatsArmourHead coveringShieldsSlingsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesArmor ProtectionArmorySports

Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor. Verse ConceptsArmourArmor ProtectionHelmetsBronze Armourarmor

and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourHead coveringArmor ProtectionHelmetsWeights Of Other ThingsBronze Armour

Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!
Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourequipping, physicalArmor ProtectionRiding Horsesarmor

"Son of man, prophesy: This is what the Lord says! You are to proclaim: A sword! A sword is sharpened and also polished. It is sharpened for slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice? The scepter of My son, the sword despises every tree. The sword is given to be polished, to be grasped in the hand. It is sharpened, and it is polished, to be put in the hand of the slayer.

“Now prophesy, son of man, and say: This is what the Lord God says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt. You are to proclaim:

A sword! A sword
is drawn for slaughter,
polished to consume, to flash like lightning.
Verse ConceptsSparklingGod's Sword

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. Verse ConceptsArmourWasteArmorbearerThose Who Lovedarmor

He quickly called his armor-bearer and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, or they’ll say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his armor-bearer thrust him through, and he died. Verse ConceptsArmourArmorbearerApproval To Kill OneselfKilling Named Individuals

That same day Saul’s son Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s cross over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” However, he did not tell his father. Verse ConceptsArmourGarrisonsManlinessCrossing To The Other SideThose Who Did Not Tell

From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.
Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war. Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesCoatsArmourHead coveringShieldsSlingsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesArmor ProtectionArmorySports

He also put large shields and spears in each and every city to make them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his. Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsSpearsArmor ProtectionArmory

From Zebulun: 50,000 who could serve in the army, trained for battle with all kinds of weapons of war, with one purpose to help David.
Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

From across the Jordan—from the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh: 120,000 men equipped with all the military weapons of war. Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More



Hezekiah gave them a hearing and showed them his whole treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil—and his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesPride, Examples OfPride, OriginArmoryFragranceThings RevealedTaking Mixed Metalscredibility

Your neck is like the tower of David,
constructed in layers.
A thousand bucklers are hung on it—
all of them shields of warriors.
Verse ConceptsNecksArmoryElegancecrusades

The next day an evil spirit from God took control of Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing [the harp] as usual, but Saul was holding a spear, and he threw it, thinking, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David got away from him twice.

Joab said, “I’m not going to waste time with you!” He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the oak tree, Verse ConceptsAssassinations, CompletedHeart, HumanSpearsPiercingsThree Other Things

The sons of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war. Verse ConceptsMilitaryShieldsSkillArchers, In ArmiesForty Thousand And Up

He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works against you, and will build a ramp and raise a wall of shields against you. Verse ConceptsFortsKilled With The SwordSiege MoundsThe Nations Attacked

King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield. Verse ConceptsThe Number Two HundredWeights Of Gold

He seized the treasuries of the Lord's temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made. King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them into the care of the captains of the royal escortswho guarded the entrance to the king's palace.

Then Saul had his own military clothes put on David. He put a bronze helmet on David’s head and had him put on armor. Verse ConceptsArmourArmor ProtectionHelmetsBronze Armourarmor

and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourHead coveringArmor ProtectionHelmetsWeights Of Other ThingsBronze Armour

They grasp bow and javelin.
They are cruel and show no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea,
and they ride on horses,
lined up like men in battle formation
against you, Daughter Babylon.
Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

That night, David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. Abner and the troops were lying around him. Verse ConceptsSoldiers

“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you 10 silver pieces and a belt!” Verse ConceptsArmourBeltsArmor ProtectionPeople Giving Clothes

Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt. Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourBeltsRobesArmor ProtectionDressPeople Giving ClothesPeople Stripping Offarmor

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].

Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope that I took from the hand of the Amorites with my sword and bow.” Verse ConceptsFighting Enemies

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” Verse ConceptsBreastplatesBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfArchers, Men Shot ByChancearmorlungs

He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools. Verse ConceptsAxesBattering ramsTowers

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
Verse ConceptsAxesPunishment, Nature OfWeaponsHammersWeapons Of GodWarSpiritual WarfareBattledrums

David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Even though David had no sword, he struck down the Philistine and killed him. Verse ConceptsAchievementdefeatSlinging Stones

They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it. Verse ConceptsSlingsFelling TreesCities Under AttackThrowing StonesPeople Drying Things UpHarming Treescrusades

They are coming from a far land,
from the distant horizon—
the Lord and the weapons of His wrath—
to destroy the whole country.
Verse ConceptsBabylonGod's IndignationAnger Of God, ConsequencesWeaponsDestruction Of CountriesWeapons Of GodGood Things From Far AwayPeople From Far Away

The Lord opened His armory
and brought out His weapons of wrath,
because it is a task of the Lord God of Hosts
in the land of the Chaldeans.
Verse ConceptsWeaponsArmoryWeapons Of Godventing

Deploy small shields and large; draw near for battle! Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish the lances; put on armor!

Band together, peoples, and be broken;
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.
Verse ConceptsBattlesVoicesBattle Cries

Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built an assault ramp against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse, Verse ConceptsBattering ramsSiegesWallsSiege MoundsPeople Attacking Their Own

Then lay siege against it: construct a siege wall, build a ramp, pitch military camps, and place battering rams against it on all sides. Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyBattering ramsFortsAttacks On Jerusalem Foretold

Ehud made himself a double-edged sword 18 inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothes Verse ConceptsThighsTwo SidedDimensions Of Other ThingsOther Right Parts

Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon's belly. Even the handle went in after the blade, and Eglon's fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon's insides came out.

On that day the Benjaminites rallied 26,000 armed men from their cities, besides 700 choice men rallied by the inhabitants of Gibeah. Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredTwenty Thousand And Up

They do not lie down
with the fallen warriors of the uncircumcised,
who went down to Sheol
with their weapons of war,
whose swords were placed under their heads.
The punishment for their sins
rested on their bones,
although the terror of these warriors
was once in the land of the living.
Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForHell, Punishment OfWeaponsFearing Other PeopleLife And DeathState Of The Dead

If he flees from an iron weapon,
an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsIronSteel

and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds. There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze sword was slung between his shoulders.

Abner said to him, “Turn to your right or left, seize one of the young soldiers, and take whatever you can get from him.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him. Verse ConceptsPlunderingNot Turning AsideChanging Direction

But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons he trusted in, and divides up his plunder. Verse ConceptsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesGod Shows Loving KindnessLimitations Of StrengthStrong PeopleTying UpDividing The SpoilOvercoming

Let the exaltation of God be in their mouths
and a double-edged sword in their hands,
Verse ConceptsPraiseTwo SidedPraise The Lord!Weapons Of The BelieverPraising God With Your Mouth

in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Verse ConceptsSharpnessTwo SidedBitterness

He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was marvelously helped until he became strong. Verse ConceptsFameIntelligenceStonesInventionsArrowsSports

Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields. Verse ConceptsArmourShieldsTowersWeaponsArmor ProtectionBuilding Jerusalem's Wallrebuildingreinforcement

Wisdom is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner can destroy much good.
Verse ConceptsBenefits Of WisdomWeapons Of The BelieverFamily Conflict

[Men of] Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, [serving] as your warriors. They hung shields and helmets in you; they gave you splendor. Men of Arvad and Helech were [stationed] on your walls all around, and Gamadites were in your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls; they perfected your beauty.

"Then the inhabitants of Israel's cities will go out, kindle fires, and burn the weapons-the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them to make fires. They will not gather wood from the countryside or cut [it] down from the forests, for they will use the weapons to make fires. They will take the loot from those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .

David took Goliath’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent. Verse ConceptsTentsSkullsMemorabiliaWeed

David strapped his sword on over the military clothes and tried to walk, but he was not used to them. “I can’t walk in these,” David said to Saul, “I’m not used to them.” So David took them off. Verse ConceptsUnable To Do Other Thingsarmor

David said to Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or sword on hand? I didn’t even bring my sword or my weapons since the king’s mission was urgent.” Verse ConceptsUrgencyWeaponsHasteHasty Action

How the mighty have fallen
and the weapons of war have perished!
Verse ConceptsWeaponsPeople StumblingDrawbacks To Man's PowerWarheroes

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” Verse ConceptsBreastplatesBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfArchers, Men Shot ByChancearmorlungs

While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalChief priestsCrowdsLargenessWhile Still SpeakingTwelve DisciplesClubsThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze sword was slung between his shoulders. Verse ConceptsBackLegsArmor ProtectionJavelinsBronze Armour

There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze sword was slung between his shoulders. Verse ConceptsBackLegsArmor ProtectionJavelinsBronze Armour

Every man would bring his annual tribute: items of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, and horses and mules. Verse ConceptsMulesGiftsHerbs And SpicesRobesUnceasingAlways Being ActivePeople Giving ClothesAcquiring Horses

Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet!
Eat and drink!
Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!
Verse ConceptsAnointing With OilOfficersShieldsTablesAnointing ThingsEating And Drinking

He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

But when one stronger than he attacks and overpowers him, he takes from him all his weapons he trusted in, and divides up his plunder. Verse ConceptsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesGod Shows Loving KindnessLimitations Of StrengthStrong PeopleTying UpDividing The SpoilOvercoming

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