Thematic Bible: The Bow
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the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
{On that day} I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel."
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"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Look, I [am] going to break the bow of Elam, the first and best of their might.
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The bows of mighty warriors [are] shattered, but those who stumble gird [themselves with] strength.
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I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the animals of the field, with the birds of the heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground; [the] bow, [the] sword, and [the] war I will abolish from the land, and I will let them lie down in safety.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Benjamites
[They were] armed with [the] bow, [able to shoot] right-handed or left-handed, [slinging] stones or [shooting] arrows with the bow; [they were] kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
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And Asa had an army [of] three hundred thousand from Judah, bearing shields and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin [who] carried shields and drew bows. All of these [were] mighty warriors of strength.
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the Bow » Called the battle bow
From them [the] cornerstone will go out, from them [the] tent peg, from them [the] battle bow, from them every ruler, [all] together.
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And I will cut off [the] chariot from Ephraim, and [the] horse from Jerusalem; the battle bow will be cut down, and he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion [will be] from sea to sea, and from [the] River to [the] ends of [the] earth.
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the Bow » Those who used, called » Archers
{Saul was in the thick of the battle}, and {the archers} spotted him, and he [was] badly wounded by the archers.
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Let not him who bends the bow shoot his bow, and let him not rise high in his body armor. And you must not spare her young men; destroy her whole army.
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the Bow » An instrument of war
And I have given to you one slope [of land] rather than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorites by my sword and with my bow."
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One will go there with arrows and bow, for all of the land will be briers and thornbushes.
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the Bow » Of the vanquished, broken and burned
"?"And the inhabitants of the towns of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weapon and a small shield and a shield, [with] a bow and with arrows, and with {hand clubs} and with spears, and [so] they will light a fire with them, {a fire lasting seven years}.
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Their sword will enter into their [own] heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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the Bow » Usually of steel
"He will flee from an iron weapon, [but] an arrow of bronze will pierce him.
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He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For look: The wicked {string the bow}. They have fitted their arrow to [the] string, to shoot from [the] darkness at the upright of heart.
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And they bend their tongue [like] their bow, [for] falsehood and not truth is superior in the land, for they go forth from evil to evil, and they do not know me," {declares} Yahweh.
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the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
And they turned and were treacherous like their ancestors. They twisted like a crooked bow.
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They turn, not to the Most High, like a slack bow; their officials will fall by the sword because of the anger of their tongue. This [is] their scorn in the land of Egypt.
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the Bow » Often furnished by the state
And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Sons of reuben, gad, and manasseh
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh [had] {valiant} men [who] carried a shield and a sword, and archers, and [who were] expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty [for] going out [as] an army.
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the Bow » For shooting arrows
[They were] armed with [the] bow, [able to shoot] right-handed or left-handed, [slinging] stones or [shooting] arrows with the bow; [they were] kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
And [the] Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and [the] Philistines killed Jonathan and Abinadab and Malki-Shua, the sons of Saul. {Saul was in the thick of the battle}, and {the archers} spotted him, and he [was] badly wounded by the archers.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Elamites
"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Look, I [am] going to break the bow of Elam, the first and best of their might.
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the Bow » Those who used, called » Bowmen
From the sound of a horseman and {an archer} every town flees, they enter in the thickets and among the rocks they climb. Every town [is] forsaken, and there is no person [who] lives in them.
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the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield [the] small shield, and Lud, who wield [and] bend [the] bow.
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the Bow » Given as a token of friendship
Jonathan stripped off the robe {that he was wearing} and gave it to David, along with his fighting attire, and even his sword, his bow, and his belt.
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the Bow » The jews taught to use
And he ordered "The Bow" to be taught to the children of Judah. Look, it [is] written on the scroll of Jashar.
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the Bow » Sometimes used in hunting
So now, take your weapons, your quiver and your bow, and go out to the field and hunt food for me.
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the Bow » Drawn with full force
Then Jehu {drew his bow} and shot Joram between his shoulders so that the arrow went out from his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
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the Bow » Held in the left hand
and I will strike your bow from {your left hand}, and your arrows from {your right hand} I will cause to fall.
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the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My glory [was] new with me, and {I was revitalized regularly}.'
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