Topic
Armour-bearer
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Judges 9:54Easton
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
- 1 Samuel 14:7Easton
And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:21Easton
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
- 1 Samuel 31:6Easton
So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
An officer selected by kings and generals because of his bravery, not only to bear their armour, but also to stand by them in the time of danger. They were the adjutants of our modern armies (Judg. 9:54; 1 Sam. 14:7; 16:21; 31:6).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.