Thematic Bible: The Bow
Thematic Bible
the Bow » Illustrative » (when broken,) of the overthrow of power
and it hath come to pass in that day that I have broken the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.'
'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.
And I have made to them a covenant in that day, with the beast of the field, And with the fowl of the heavens, And the creeping thing of the ground, And bow, and sword, and war I break from off the land, And have caused them to lie down confidently.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Benjamites
armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.
And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these are mighty of valour.
the Bow » Called the battle bow
From him is a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.
And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule is from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.
the Bow » Those who used, called » Archers
And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;
Let not the treader tread his bow, Nor lift himself up in his coat of mail, Nor have ye pity on her young men, Devote ye to destruction all her host.
the Bow » An instrument of war
and I -- I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I have taken out of the hand of the Amorite by my sword and by my bow.'
the Bow » Of the vanquished, broken and burned
And gone out have the inhabitants of cities of Israel, And they have burned and kindled a fire, With armour, and shield, and buckler, With bow, and with arrows, And with hand-staves, and with javelins, And they have caused a fire to burn with them seven years,
the Bow » Usually of steel
the Bow » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the wicked
For lo, the wicked tread a bow, They have prepared their arrow on the string, To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
And they bend their tongue, their bow is a lie, And not for stedfastness have they been mighty in the land, For from evil unto evil they have gone forth, And Me they have not known, An affirmation of Jehovah!
the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,
They turn back -- not to the Most High, They have been as a deceitful bow, Fall by sword do their princes, From the insolence of their tongue, This is their derision in the land of Egypt!
the Bow » Often furnished by the state
And Uzziah prepareth for them, for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, even to stones of the slings.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Sons of reuben, gad, and manasseh
Sons of Reuben, and the Gadite, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, of sons of valour, men bearing shield and sword, and treading bow, and taught in battle, are forty and four thousand and seven hundred and sixty, going out to the host.
the Bow » For shooting arrows
armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Philistines
and the Philistines follow Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul. And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;
the Bow » Used expertly by » Elamites
'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.
the Bow » Those who used, called » Bowmen
From the voice of the horseman, And of him shooting with the bow, all the city is fleeing, They have come into thickets, And on cliffs they have gone up, All the city is forsaken, And there is no one dwelling in them.
the Bow » Used expertly by » Lydians
Go up, ye horses; and boast yourselves, ye chariots, And go forth, ye mighty, Cush and Phut handling the shield, And Lud handling -- treading the bow.
the Bow » Given as a token of friendship
and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which is upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.
the Bow » The jews taught to use
and he saith to teach the sons of Judah 'The Bow;' lo, it is written on the book of the Upright: --
the Bow » Sometimes used in hunting
and now, take up, I pray thee, thy instruments, thy quiver, and thy bow, and go out to the field, and hunt for me provision,
the Bow » Drawn with full force
And Jehu hath filled his hand with a bow, and smiteth Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow goeth out from his heart, and he boweth down in his chariot.
the Bow » Held in the left hand
And have smitten thy bow out of thy left hand, Yea, thine arrows out of thy right I cause to fall.
the Bow » Illustrative » Of strength and power
My honour is fresh with me, And my bow in my hand is renewed.