12 occurrences

'Arms' in the Bible

O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, you fields of death: for there the arms of the strong have been shamed, the arms of Saul, as if he had not been marked with the holy oil.

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicaldewLack Of RainAnointing Things

How have the great ones been made low, and the arms of war broken!

Verse ConceptsWeaponsPeople StumblingDrawbacks To Man's PowerWarheroes

And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.

Verse ConceptsPlunderingNot Turning AsideChanging Direction

But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

Verse ConceptsCups, Literal UseNoting What Animals EatPossessing SheepPets

And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

Verse ConceptsGraspingSexual Union Intended

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

Verse ConceptsHeraldRunningGod Saving From EnemiesTelling Of People's Situations

And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

Verse ConceptsBowingSalutationsGod Handing OverBowing Before David

And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, nature ofGod Saving From Enemies

Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.

Verse ConceptsHanding Over People

He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

Verse ConceptsArmsGod TeachingReady For WarSteelWar

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, who had the care of the arms of Joab, son of Zeruiah,

And Joab gave the king the number of all the people: there were in Israel eight hundred thousand fighting men able to take up arms; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand.

Verse ConceptsSwordsTribes Of IsraelThree To Nine Hundred Thousand

Bible Theasaurus

Branch (67 instances)
Decoration (1 instance)
Fortify (20 instances)
Munition (2 instances)
Warfare (34 instances)
Weapon (32 instances)
Weaponry (4 instances)

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