Thematic Bible: Used in war


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When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers caught up with him and severely wounded him. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArchers, Men Shot By

All your rulers have fled together,
captured without a bow.
All your fugitives were captured together;
they had fled far away.
Verse ConceptsIsrael Fleeing

Don’t let the archer string his bow;
don’t let him put on his armor.
Don’t spare her young men;
completely destroy her entire army!
Verse ConceptsBreastplatesDisarmamentRopes

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” Verse ConceptsBreastplatesBow And Arrows, Uses OfArmourDeath Of The Wicked, Examples OfArchers, Men Shot ByChancearmorlungs

He has prepared His deadly weapons;
He tips His arrows with fire.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Described AsGod's ArrowsWeapons Of GodArrowsinstruments

He shot arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
Verse ConceptsArrows, Figurative OfGod's ArrowsScattering The Peoples

Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:
He will not enter this city
or shoot an arrow there
or come before it with a shield
or build up an assault ramp against it.
Verse ConceptsShieldsArchers, In ArmiesAttacks On Jerusalem Turned Back

Then I will knock your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. Verse ConceptsImpotence Of SatanEvil For The Right HandArrows

Their bows will cut young men to pieces.
They will have no compassion on little ones;
they will not look with pity on children.
Verse ConceptsMercy, HumanInfanticidePitilessnessPeople Without Mercypity

ד DaletHe has bent His bow like an enemy;
His right hand is positioned like an adversary.
He has killed everyone who was loved,
pouring out His wrath like fire
on the tent of Daughter Zion.
Verse ConceptsBow And Arrows, Symbol Of StrengthRight Hand Of GodArchers, Likened To GodGod KillingFire Of God's AngerPleasing MenGod As EnemyGod Killed His People


They went out with all their armies—a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore—along with a vast number of horses and chariots. Verse ConceptsChariotsHorsesMany CombatantsLargenessSand And GravelLarge Armies

The Philistines also gathered to fight against Israel: 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven. Verse ConceptsAn Innumerable NumberFigures Of Speechenemies, of Israel and JudahChariotsAssemblyMany CombatantsSandSoldiersArmies, Against IsraelCavalrySix ThousandThirty Thousand And UpSand And Gravel

But the descendants of Joseph said, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who inhabit the valley area have iron chariots, both at Beth-shean with its towns and in the Jezreel Valley.” Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahChariotsValleysIron ObjectsShortage Other Than Food

he took 600 of the best chariots and all the rest of the chariots of Egypt, with officers in each one. Verse ConceptsOfficersSix To Seven HundredSix Hundred And Above


The Lord was with Judah and enabled them to take possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the people who were living in the valley because those people had iron chariots. Verse ConceptsChariotsIronWarfare, Examples OfNot Driving Them OutIron ObjectsGod Has Been With YouUnable To Expel

Sisera summoned all his 900 iron chariots and all the people who were with him from Harosheth of the Nations to the Wadi Kishon. Verse ConceptsChariotsSeven To Nine HundredIron ObjectsRiver Kishon

But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed 700 of their charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there. Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredForty Thousand And UpPeoples Who Fled

Beware, I am against you.
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
I will make your chariots go up in smoke
and the sword will devour your young lions.
I will cut off your prey from the earth,
and the sound of your messengers
will never be heard again.
Verse ConceptsChariotsSmokeCessationDestroying ChariotsKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From Lions

All you inhabitants of the world
and you who live on the earth,
when a banner is raised on the mountains, look!
When a trumpet sounds, listen!
Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseTrumpetTrumpets For SignallingFlags

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones. Verse ConceptsBreastplatesCoatsArmourHead coveringShieldsSlingsSpearsArchers, In ArmiesArmor ProtectionArmorySports

They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it. Verse ConceptsSlingsFelling TreesCities Under AttackThrowing StonesPeople Drying Things UpHarming Treescrusades

There were 700 choice men who were left-handed among all these people; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss. Verse ConceptsHairsHandsSlingsStonesWarriorsAccuracyAmbidextrousSeven To Nine HundredLeft HandedThrowing StonesSlinging StonesOther References To HairMissing The MarkHair

How long must I see the signal flag
and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?
Verse ConceptsTrumpets For BattleFlagsBefore God Acts

Raise a signal flag in the land;
blow a ram’s horn among the nations;
set apart the nations against her.
Summon kingdoms against her—
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a marshal against her;
bring up horses like a swarm of locusts.
Verse ConceptsCaterpillarsTrumpetTrumpets For BattleFlags

“Run for cover, Benjaminites,
out of Jerusalem!
Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa;
raise a smoke signal over Beth-haccherem,
for disaster threatens from the north,
even great destruction.
Verse ConceptsSafetyTrumpetBeaconsOut Of The NorthTrumpets For BattleNatural Disasters

My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in my heart!
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.
Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartAgony, God's JudgmentRenewed HeartBowelsTrumpets For BattleOther References To The HeartReady For WarWarTragedyheartbeat

Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
and it will consume the citadels of Kerioth.
Moab will die with a tumult,
with shouting and the sound of the ram’s horn.
Verse ConceptsFortressesTrumpetDestruction Of StrongholdsFire Of JudgementBattle CriesTrumpets For BattleDisorder Among The NationsDeath Of Other Groups

If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,
aren’t people afraid?
If a disaster occurs in a city,
hasn’t the Lord done it?
Verse ConceptsTrumpetCalamityGod Appointed AfflictionsTremblingTrumpets For SignallingGod Can Harm PeopleWisdomNatural Disasters

I appointed watchmen over you
and said: Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.
But they protested, “We won’t listen!”
Verse ConceptsWatchmanTrumpets For SignallingPay Attention To God!

In fact, if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle? Verse ConceptsTrumpetAmbiguityTrumpets For BattleReady For WarPreparationWarSpiritual WarfareBattleuncertainty

He charges ahead with trembling rage; he cannot stand still at the trumpet's sound. When the trumpet blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers' shouts and the battle cry.

and if you say, ‘No, instead we’ll go to the land of Egypt where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for food, and we’ll live there,’ Verse ConceptsTrumpetTrumpets For BattleNo More FamineNo War

They have blown the trumpet
and prepared everything,
but no one goes to war,
for My wrath is on all her masses.
Verse ConceptsTrumpetDesertionTrumpets For BattlePreparing For ActionNo War

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a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities,
and against the high corner towers.
Verse ConceptsFortificationsBattlementsTrumpets For Battle

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