Thematic Bible: Military Arms
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
But let us which are of the day be sober, armed with the breast plate of faith and love, and with hope of salvation as a helmet.
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The night is past and the day is come nigh. Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
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in the words of truth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and on the left hand,
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Put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood: but against rule, against power, and against worldly rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness for heavenly things. For this cause, take unto you the armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand perfect in all things. read more.
Stand, therefore, and your loins gird about with verity, having on the breastplate of righteousness,
Stand, therefore, and your loins gird about with verity, having on the breastplate of righteousness,
military Arms » Defensive: » Helmet
And Uzziah provided them, throughout all the host, shields, spears, helmets, habergeons, bows and slings for stones.
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And Saul put his raiment upon David, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and put a coat of mail upon him,
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and had a helmet of brass upon his head, and a coat of mail about him. And the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass.
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military Arms » Before using » Burnished
Ye harness your horses, and set yourselves upon them. Ye set your helmets fast on, ye bring forth your spears. Ye scour your swords, and put on your breastplates.
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"Thou son of man, prophesy and speak, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: speak, the sword is sharpened and well scoured. Sharpened is it for the slaughter, and scoured that it may be bright. O, the destroying staff of my son shall bring down all wood. He hath put his sword to the dighting, that good hold may be taken of it. This sword is sharpened and dight, that it may be given into the hand of the manslayer.'
"And thou, O son of man, prophesy and speak, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God to the children of Ammon, and to their blasphemy,' speak thou, 'The sword, the sword is drawn forth already to the slaughter, and scoured that it glistereth
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military Arms » Part of, borne by armor-bearers
And David went to Saul and came before him, and he loved him very well; so that he was made his harness bearer.
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Then Abimelech called hastily unto the young man that bare his harness, and said unto him, "Draw thy sword and slay me, that men say not of me, 'A woman slew him.'" And his lad thrust him through and he died.
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And it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto his young man that bare his harness, "Come, and let us go over to the watchmen of the Philistines that are yonder on the other side" - and told not his father.
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military Arms » Were provided » By individuals themselves
And of Zebulun that went out with the Host and proceeded in the array to battle with all manner of weapons of war, fifty thousand that kept in order with one accord.
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And of the other side Jordan, of the Reubenites, Gadites and of the half tribe of Manasseh with all manner of instruments of war, a hundred and twenty thousand.
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military Arms » Were provided » From the public arsenals
And Uzziah provided them, throughout all the host, shields, spears, helmets, habergeons, bows and slings for stones.
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And he ordained in all cities shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And so Judah and Benjamin were under him.
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military Arms » Offensive: » Called instruments of war
And of Zebulun that went out with the Host and proceeded in the array to battle with all manner of weapons of war, fifty thousand that kept in order with one accord.
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And of the other side Jordan, of the Reubenites, Gadites and of the half tribe of Manasseh with all manner of instruments of war, a hundred and twenty thousand.
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual weapons
For the weapons of our war are not carnal things, but things mighty in God to cast down strongholds;
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And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God,
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military Arms » For sieges: » Armories built for
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them and showed them all that was in the spicery house, and his silver and gold and odours and precious ointments and his armory and all that was found in his treasure: there was nothing in his house or in all his realm, that he showed them not.
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Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with bulwarks, whereupon there hang a thousand shields; yea, all the weapons of the giants.
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military Arms » Offensive: » Dart or javelin
And it happened on the morrow, that the evil spirit sent of God came upon Saul, so that he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David played on the instrument with his hand as he was daily wont. And Saul had a spear in his hand, and hurled it; intending to have nailed David to the wall. But David avoided out of his presence two times.
Then said Joab, "I may not stand tarrying with thee. And therewith he took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive on the body of the tree.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Buckler
The sons of Reuben of Gad and of half the tribe of Manasseh, even of fighting men able to bear shield and sword, and shoot with bow, and taught to make war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and three score that went out to battle.
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Thy daughters that are in the land shall he slay with the sword: but against thee, he shall make bulwarks and grave up ditches about thee, and lift up his shield against thee.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Shield
And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold, six hundred sicles of gold went to a buckler.
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and took away the treasure of the house of the LORD, and the treasure of the king's house and all that was to be had. And he took away the shields of gold which Solomon made. In whose stead, king Rehoboam made brazen shields and put them in the keeping of the captains of the guard which waited at the door of the king's house.
military Arms » Defensive: » Coat of mail, breastplate, habergeon, or brigandine
And Saul put his raiment upon David, and put a helmet of brass upon his head, and put a coat of mail upon him,
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and had a helmet of brass upon his head, and a coat of mail about him. And the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass.
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military Arms » Offensive: » Spear or lance
They bear bows and bucklers, cruel are they and unmerciful. Their voice roareth like the raging sea, they ride upon horses, and come weaponed to fight against thee, O Babylon.
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And so David and Abishai came to the people by night. And behold, Saul lay sleeping within a round bank and his spear pitched in the ground at his head, Abner and the people lying round about him.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Girdle
And Joab said unto him that told him, "Lo, sawest thou him? And why didst thou not there smite him to the ground, that I should have given thee ten sicles of silver and a soldier's girdle?"
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And Jonathan put off his own coat that was upon him, and gave it David, and thereto his mantle, his sword, his bow and his girdle.
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military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
"God chose new fashions of war, for when they had war at their gates: there was not seen, among forty thousand, either shield or spear in Israel.
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But there was no smith throughout the land of Israel. For the Philistines thought that then the Hebrews might make them swords or spears. And therefore must all Israel go down to the Philistines, to mend every man his share, his mattock, his axe or his sickle: as oft as the edges of the sickles, mattocks, dung forks, and axes were blunt, and also to mend their goods. read more.
And so in time of battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hands of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: save for Saul and Jonathan his son was there somewhat found.
And so in time of battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hands of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: save for Saul and Jonathan his son was there somewhat found.
military Arms » Offensive: » Bow and arrows
Moreover, I give unto thee a portion of land above thy brethren which I gat out of the hands of the Amorites with my sword and with my bow."
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And a certain man drew a bow ignorantly and smote the king of Israel between the ribs of his harness. Wherefore the king said unto the driver of his chariot, "Turn thy hand and carry me out of the host, for I am hurt."
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military Arms » Offensive: » Battle-axe
His slings and battle-rams shall he prepare for thy walls, and with his weapons break down thy towers.
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Thou breakest my weapons of war, and yet through thee I have scattered the nations and kingdoms;
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military Arms » Offensive: » Sling
And so David overcame the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and smote the Philistine and slew him. And because David had no sword in his hand,
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And they overthrew the cities, and on every good parcel of land, cast every man his stone and over-covered it, and stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees. And as long as the stones thereof did remain in the walls of brick the slingers went upon it and beat it.
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Judgments of God
They come not only out of far countries, but also from the ends of the heavens: Even the LORD himself with the ministers of his wrath, to destroy the whole land.
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The LORD hath opened his house of ordinance, and brought forth the weapons of his wrath. For the thing that is done in the land of the Chaldeans, it is the LORD of Hosts' work.
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military Arms » For sieges: » Put on at the first alarm
"Ye make ready buckler and shield, ye go forth to fight. Ye harness your horses, and set yourselves upon them. Ye set your helmets fast on, ye bring forth your spears. Ye scour your swords, and put on your breastplates.
Go together ye people, and gather you, hearken to all ye of far countries. Muster you, and you shall be broken down: prepare you to battle and you shall be torn in pieces.
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military Arms » For sieges: » Battering rams
And they came and besieged him in Abel-Bethmaacah. And they cast up a bank against the city, and it was besieged: All the people that was with Joab laboured busily to overthrow the wall.
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how it is besieged, how bulwarks and strong ditches are graven on every side of it. Describe also the tents, and a host of men round about it.
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military Arms » Offensive: » Dagger
Ehud made him a two-edged dagger of a span long, and girded it under his garment upon his right thigh;
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And Ehud put forth his left hand and took the dagger from his right thigh and thrust it into his belly, so that the hilt went in also, and the fat closed upon the hilt: for he drew not the dagger out of his belly. And filthiness departed from him.
military Arms » Offensive: » Sword
And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time, out of the cities: twenty six thousand men that drew swords, beside the inhabiters of Gibeah which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
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Should not they then lie also among the worthies, and uncircumcised Giants which with their weapons are gone down to hell? Whose swords are laid under their heads, whose wickedness is upon their bones, because that as worthies they have brought fear in to the land of the living.
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military Arms » Made of iron, steel, or brass
so that if he flee the iron weapons, he shall be shot with the steel bow.
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and had a helmet of brass upon his head, and a coat of mail about him. And the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass. And he had a harness of brass upon his legs, and a shield of brass upon his shoulders.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Taken off them
Then said Abner, "Turn thee either to the righthand or to the left and catch one of the young men and take thee his spoil." But Asahel would not depart from him.
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But when a stronger than he cometh upon him, and overcometh him: he taketh from him, his harness, wherein he trusted, and divideth his goods.
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military Arms » Offensive: » Two-edged sword
Let the praises of God be in their mouth, and two-edged swords in their hands,
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But at the last she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two edged sword.
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military Arms » For sieges: » Engines for casting stones, &c
And he made engines in Jerusalem by the craft of artificers to be on the towers and corners, to shoot arrows and great stones with all. And his name spread far abroad, for he was wonderfully helped, until he was become mighty.
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military Arms » For sieges: » Great stores of, prepared
And he went to lustily and built up the wall where it was broken, and made towers above upon, and yet another wall without, and repaired Millo the city of David, and made many darts and shields.
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military Arms » Inferior to wisdom
For wisdom is better than harness: but one unthrifty alone destroyeth much good.
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military Arms » Hung of the walls of cities
The Persians, Lydians and Libyans were in thine host, and helped thee to fight: these hanged up their shields and helmets with thee; these set forth thy beauty. They of Arvad were with thine host round about thy walls, and were thy watchmen upon thy towers, these hanged up their shields round about thy walls, and made thee marvelous goodly.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Sometime burned
They that dwell in the cities of Israel, shall go forth and set fire upon the weapons, and burn them: shields and spears, bows and arrows, bills and clubs: seven years shall they be burning thereof, so that they shall else bring no sticks from the field, neither have need to hew down any out of the wood: For they shall have weapons now to burn. They shall rob those that robbed them, and spoil those that spoiled them, sayeth the LORD God.
military Arms » Of the vanquished » Sometimes kept as trophies
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem: But he put his armour in his tent.
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military Arms » Before using » Tried and proved
and gird David with his own sword upon his raiment. And he assayed to go, for he never proved it. Then said David unto Saul, "I cannot go in these, for I have not been used thereto." And put them off him,
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military Arms » For sieges: » Not worn in ordinary times
And David said unto Ahimelech, "Is not here under thine hand other spear or sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor mine harness with me, because the king's business required haste."
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military Arms » Offensive: » Called weapons of war
How were the mighty overthrown, and how were the weapons of war forlorn!"
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military Arms » Defensive: » Called harness
And a certain man drew a bow ignorantly and smote the king of Israel between the ribs of his harness. Wherefore the king said unto the driver of his chariot, "Turn thy hand and carry me out of the host, for I am hurt."
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military Arms » Offensive: » Handstaff
While he yet spake, Lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, which were sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Greaves
And he had a harness of brass upon his legs, and a shield of brass upon his shoulders.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Target
And he had a harness of brass upon his legs, and a shield of brass upon his shoulders.
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military Arms » Often given as presents
And brought him every man his present, vessels of silver and of gold, and of raiment, harness, sweet odours, horses and mules, year by year.
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military Arms » Before using » Anointed
While they garnished the table, the watchman looked: and while he was eating and drinking it was said, "Up, ye Captains, take you to your shield."
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military Arms » Offensive: » Called instruments of death
He hath prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
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military Arms » Defensive: » Called armor
But when a stronger than he cometh upon him, and overcometh him: he taketh from him, his harness, wherein he trusted, and divideth his goods.
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