17 occurrences

'Spear' in the Bible

So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.

Verse ConceptsSoldiers

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

Verse ConceptsArmourCraftsmenIronShieldsSpearsSpinning And WeavingArmor ProtectionArmorbearerBeamsIron ObjectsWeights Of Other Things

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationStrength, SpiritualStriving With GodUnreliabilityWeaponsBoldness Examples OfProtection, From GodArmies, GodJavelinsGod As A WarriorIn God's Namearmy

and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord’s and He will give you into our hands.”

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In IsraelSpearsTo Be Given Into One's Hands

Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was in Saul’s hand.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Abilities Ofevil, victory overHarpsMedicineProphecy, Methods Of OtSpiritsInstrumentalistsMental Illness

Saul hurled the spear for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from his presence twice.

Verse ConceptsThrowing SpearsEscaping From PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People

Now there was an evil spirit from the Lord on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand.

Verse ConceptsAlertevil, victory overSpiritsInstrumentalistsMental Illness

Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingEscaping From PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific Peoplesaul

Then Saul hurled his spear at him to strike him down; so Jonathan knew that his father had decided to put David to death.

Verse ConceptsSpearsThrowing Spears

David said to Ahimelech, “Now is there not a spear or a sword on hand? For I brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s matter was urgent.”

Verse ConceptsUrgencyWeaponsHasteHasty Action

Then Saul heard that David and the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.

Verse ConceptsTamarisk

So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping inside the circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people were lying around him.

Verse ConceptsSoldiers

Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”

Verse ConceptsGiven Into One's Hands

The Lord forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the Lord’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let us go.”

Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilThe Lord's AnointedFar Be It!

So David took the spear and the jug of water from beside Saul’s head, and they went away, but no one saw or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a sound sleep from the Lord had fallen on them.

Verse ConceptsSleep, Physical

This thing that you have done is not good. As the Lord lives, all of you must surely die, because you did not guard your lord, the Lord’s anointed. And now, see where the king’s spear is and the jug of water that was at his head.”

Verse ConceptsDrinking WaterThe Lord's Anointed

David replied, “Behold the spear of the king! Now let one of the young men come over and take it.

Bible Theasaurus

Lance (8 instances)
Shaft (17 instances)
Spear (56 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חנית 
Chaniyth 
Usage: 47

כּידון 
Kiydown 
Usage: 9

צלצל 
Ts@latsal 
Usage: 6

קין 
Qayin 
Usage: 1

קנה 
Qaneh 
Usage: 62

רמח 
Romach 
Usage: 15

δεξιολάβος 
Dexiolabos 
Usage: 1

λόγχη 
Logche 
Usage: 1

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