Thematic Bible: Nail


Thematic Bible



Out of him came forth the cornerstone, out of him the tent peg, out of him the battle bow, out of him every ruler together.

And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us security in his holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; and he shall become a glorious throne to his father's house.

In that day, says the LORD of hosts, shall the peg that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD has spoken it.


So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smoothes with the hammer him that struck the anvil, saying, It is ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with pegs, that it should not be moved.

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it moves not.


And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the fittings; and bronze in abundance without weight;


Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and drove the peg into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.


And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.