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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. Verse ConceptsLoyaltyFifty To Ninety ThousandWhole HeartednessMind Battlestraining

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. Verse ConceptsOne Hundred Thousand And More

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. Verse ConceptsAssassinations, CompletedHeart, HumanSpearsPiercingsThree Other Things

“They seize their bow and javelin;
They are cruel and have no mercy.
Their voice roars like the sea;
And they ride on horses,
Marshalled like a man for the battle
Against you, O daughter of Babylon.
Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalenemies, of Israel and JudahMercy, HumanSeaRoar Of NationsOppressorsSea, Metaphorical ReferencesPeople Without Mercy

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. Verse ConceptsSoldiers

I give you one portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” Verse ConceptsFighting Enemies

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.” Verse ConceptsBreastplatesBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfArchers, Men Shot ByChancearmorlungs

The blow of his battering rams he will direct against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. Verse ConceptsAxesBattering ramsTowers

He says, “You are My war-club, My weapon of war;
And with you I shatter nations,
And with you I destroy kingdoms.
Verse ConceptsAxesPunishment, Nature OfWeaponsHammersWeapons Of GodWarSpiritual WarfareBattledrums

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. Verse ConceptsAchievementdefeatSlinging Stones

Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it. Verse ConceptsSlingsFelling TreesCities Under AttackThrowing StonesPeople Drying Things UpHarming Treescrusades

Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his cloak. Verse ConceptsThighsTwo SidedDimensions Of Other ThingsOther Right Parts

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.

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. Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredTwenty Thousand And Up

Nor do they lie beside the fallen heroes of the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war and whose swords were laid under their heads; but the punishment for their iniquity rested on their bones, though the terror of these heroes was once in the land of the living. Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForHell, Punishment OfWeaponsFearing Other PeopleLife And DeathState Of The Dead

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
Verse ConceptsPraiseTwo SidedPraise The Lord!Weapons Of The BelieverPraising God With Your Mouth

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Verse ConceptsSharpnessTwo SidedBitterness

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

While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalChief priestsCrowdsLargenessWhile Still SpeakingTwelve DisciplesClubsThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;
He makes His arrows fiery shafts.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

Hear the word of the LORD, You rulers of Sodom; Give ear to the instruction of our God, You people of Gomorrah. "What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle; And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats. "When you come to appear before Me, Who requires of you this trampling of My courts? read more.
"Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies-- I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly. "I hate your new moon festivals and your appointed feasts, They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen Your hands are covered with blood.

But to the wicked God says, "What right have you to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth? "For you hate discipline, And you cast My words behind you.