Topic
Bow
41 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 21:20Easton · Nave 1. A WEAPON
And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
- 2 Samuel 1:18Easton · Nave 1. A WEAPON — David instructed the Israelites in the use of, by writing a war song to
(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
- 2 Samuel 22:35Easton · Nave 1. A WEAPON — Made of brass (R. V.)
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
- Psalms 18:34Easton · Nave 1. A WEAPON — Made of brass (R. V.)
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
- Genesis 9:8–17Nave 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS
¶ And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with…
- Genesis 21:16Nave 1. A WEAPON
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
- Genesis 27:3Easton
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;
- Genesis 37:10Smith
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
- Genesis 48:22Easton
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
- Genesis 49:24Nave FIGURATIVE
But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
- 1 Chronicles 5:18Easton
¶ The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.
- 1 Chronicles 8:40Easton
And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.
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- 1 Chronicles 12:2 Easton
- 2 Chronicles 14:8 Easton
- 2 Chronicles 17:17 Easton
- Job 16:13 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Job 20:24 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Made of brass (R. V.)
- Job 29:20 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Psalms 7:12 Easton
- Psalms 64:3 Easton
- Psalms 64:4 Easton
- Psalms 78:57 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Psalms 120:4 Easton
- Psalms 127:5 Easton
- Isaiah 13:18 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Used in war
- Isaiah 22:6 Easton
- Isaiah 49:2 Easton
- Jeremiah 9:3 Easton
- Jeremiah 46:9 Easton
- Jeremiah 49:35 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Used by the Elamites
- Lamentations 2:4 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Used in war
- Lamentations 3:12 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Ezekiel 1:28 Nave 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS
- Ezekiel 39:3 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Used in war
- Ezekiel 39:9 Nave 1. A WEAPON — Of wood
- Hosea 1:5 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Hosea 7:16 Easton
- Habakkuk 3:9 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 4:3 Nave 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS
- Revelation 6:2 Nave FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 10:1 Nave 2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 24 references
The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6) and the Lydians (Jer. 46:9). The Hebrew word commonly used for bow means properly to tread (1 Chr. 5:18; 8:40), and hence it is concluded that the foot was employed in bending the bow. Bows of steel (correctly “copper”) are mentioned (2 Sam. 22:35; Ps. 18:34).
The arrows were carried in a quiver (Gen. 27:3; Isa. 22:6; 49:2; Ps. 127:5). They were apparently sometimes shot with some burning material attached to them (Ps. 120:4).
The bow is a symbol of victory (Ps. 7:12). It denotes also falsehood, deceit (Ps. 64:3, 4; Hos. 7:16; Jer. 9:3).
“The use of the bow” in 2 Sam. 1:18 (A.V.) ought to be “the song of the bow,” as in the Revised Version.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.