Topic
Arms, Armor
48 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.
- Genesis 27:3Smith
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
- Exodus 28:32Smith
And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.
- Exodus 39:28Smith
And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,
- Numbers 25:7Smith
And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
- Deuteronomy 3:9Smith
(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
- Judges 3:16Smith
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
- Judges 20:16Smith
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
- 1 Samuel 17:5Smith
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
- 1 Samuel 17:6Smith
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
- 1 Samuel 17:7Smith
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
- 1 Samuel 17:41Smith
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
- 1 Samuel 17:45Smith
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
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- 1 Samuel 17:51 Smith
- 1 Samuel 25:13 Smith
- 2 Samuel 2:23 Smith
- 2 Samuel 18:14 Smith
- 2 Samuel 20:8 Smith
- 2 Samuel 21:19 Smith
- 2 Samuel 23:18 Smith
- 2 Samuel 23:21 Smith
- 1 Kings 10:16 Smith
- 1 Kings 18:28 Smith
- 2 Kings 3:25 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 11:11 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 11:20 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 11:23 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 20:5 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 21:27 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 9:16 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 11:12 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 23:10 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 26:14 Smith
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 Smith
- Nehemiah 4:17 Smith
- Nehemiah 4:23 Smith
- Job 6:4 Smith
- Job 33:18 Smith
- Job 36:12 Smith
- Psalms 45:3 Smith
- Psalms 120:4 Smith
- Psalms 127:5 Smith
- Isaiah 22:6 Smith
- Isaiah 49:2 Smith
- Jeremiah 51:20 Smith
- Ezekiel 27:10 Smith
- Joel 2:8 Smith
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 52 references
- Apparently the earliest known and most widely used was the Chereb or SWORD. Very little can be gathered as to its shape, size, material or mode of use. Perhaps if anything is to be inferred it is that the Chereb is both a lighter and a shorter weapon than the modern sword. It was carried in a sheath, (1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 20:8; 1 Chronicles 21:27) slung by a girdle, (1 Samuel 25:13) and resting upon the thigh, (Psalms 45:3; Judges 3:16) or upon the hips. (2 Samuel 20:8)
- Next we have the SPEAR; and of this weapon we meet with at least three distinct kinds. A. The Chanith , a "spear," and that of the largest kind. It was the weapon of Goliath, (1 Samuel 17:7,45; 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5) and also of other giants, (2 Samuel 23:21; 1 Chronicles 11:23) and mighty warriors. (2 Samuel 2:23; 23:18; 1 Chronicles 11:11,20) b. Apparently lighter than the preceding was the Cidon or "javelin." When not in action the Cidon was carried on the back of the warrior, (1 Samuel 17:6) Authorized Version "target." c. Another kind of spear was the Romach . In the historical books it occurs in (Numbers 25:7) and 1Kin 18:28 And frequently in the later books, as in (1 Chronicles 12:8) ("buckler"); (2 Chronicles 11:12) (It varied much in length, weight and size.) d. The Shelach was probably a lighter missile or "dart." see (2 Chronicles 23:10; 32:5) ("darts"); (Nehemiah 4:17,23) (see margin); (Job 33:18; 36:12; Joel 2:8) e. Shebet , a rod or staff, is used once only to denote a weapon. (2 Samuel 18:14)
- Of missile weapons of offence the chief was undoubtedly the BOW, Kesheth . The ARROWS were carried in a quiver. (Genesis 27:3; Isaiah 22:6; 49:2; Psalms 127:5) From an allusion in Job 6:4 they would seem to have been some times poisoned; and (Psalms 120:4) may point to a practice of using arrows with some burning material attached to them.
- The SLING is first mentioned in (Judges 20:16) This simple weapon, with which David killed the giant Philistine, was the natural attendant of a shepherd. Later in the monarchy, slingers formed part of the regular army. (2 Kings 3:25)
- The BATTLE AXE, (Jeremiah 51:20) a powerful weapon of whose exact form we have no knowledge. II. Armor. --
- The BREASTPLATE, enumerated in the description of the arms of Goliath, a "coat of mail," literally a "breastplate of scales." (1 Samuel 17:5) This word has furnished one of the names of Mount Hermon. See (3:9)
- The HABERGEON is mentioned but twice--in reference to the gown of the high priest. (Exodus 28:32; 39:28) It was probably a quilted shirt or doublet.
- The HELMET is referred to in (1 Samuel 17:5; 2 Chronicles 26:14; Ezekiel 27:10)
- (GREAVES) or defences for the feet, made of brass, are named in (1 Samuel 17:6) only.
- Two kinds of SHIELD are distinguishable. A. The large shield; encompassing, (Psalms 6:12) the whole person. When not in actual conflict it was carried before the warrior. (1 Samuel 17:7,41) b. Of smaller dimensions was the buckler or target, probably for use in hand-to-hand fight. (1 Kings 10:16; 2 Chronicles 9:15,16)
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.