Thematic Bible: The Bow
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the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.
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Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said: Behold, I break the bow of Elam, the foundation of their might.
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The bows of the mighty men have been broken, and the weak are girded with strength.
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And in that time I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of the heaven and with the serpents of the earth; and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle of the earth and will cause them to sleep safely.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Benjamites
They were armed with bows and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
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And Asa had an army of men that bore shields and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and eighty thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.
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the Bow » Called the battle bow
Out of him shall come the corner, out of him the stake, out of him the battle bow, out of him also every oppressor.
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And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be broken and he shall speak peace unto the Gentiles; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
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the Bow » Those who used, called » Archers
And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was sore afraid of the archers.
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I shall say to the archer that bends his bow and unto him that lifts himself up in his brigandine, Spare ye not her young men; utterly destroy all her host.
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the Bow » An instrument of war
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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With arrows and with bows shall men come there because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
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the Bow » Of the vanquished, broken and burned
And those that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth and shall set on fire and burn weapons, and shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, and handstaves, and spears, and they shall burn them in the fire for seven years:
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Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bow shall be broken.
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the Bow » Usually of steel
He shall flee from the weapons of iron, and the bow of bronze shall strike him through.
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he who trains my hands for war and causes my arms to break the bow of bronze.
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the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For, behold, the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may secretly shoot at the upright in heart.
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And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies, but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil, and they did not recognize me, said the LORD.
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the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
But turned back and rebelled like their fathers; they became like a deceitful bow.
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They returned, but not to the most High; they were like a deceitful bow; their princes fell by the sword for the arrogance of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.
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the Bow » Often furnished by the state
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields and spears and helmets and coats of mail and bows and slings to cast stones.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Sons of reuben, gad, and manasseh
The sons of Reuben and of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh, valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword and to shoot with bow and skillful in war were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that went out to the war.
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the Bow » For shooting arrows
They were armed with bows and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons, and the Philistines slew Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, Saul's sons. And the battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was sore afraid of the archers.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Elamites
Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said: Behold, I break the bow of Elam, the foundation of their might.
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the Bow » Those who used, called » Bowmen
The whole city fled from the thunder of the horsemen and bowmen; they went into the thickets of the forests and climbed up upon the rocks; every city was forsaken, and not a man dwells therein.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
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the Bow » Given as a token of friendship
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him and gave it to David and his garments, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.
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the Bow » The jews taught to use
(He also bade them teach the sons of Judah the use of the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of righteousness.)
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the Bow » Sometimes used in hunting
Now, therefore, take I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow and go out to the field and take me some venison
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the Bow » Drawn with full force
But Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
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the Bow » Held in the left hand
and I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.
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the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory is renewed with me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.
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