Bow, The

The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.

• Genesis 27:3Torrey Sometimes used in hunting

  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 48:22Torrey An instrument of war

  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.

• 1 Samuel 2:4Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — (When broken,) of the overthrow of power

  The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

• 1 Samuel 18:4Torrey Given as a token of friendship

  And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

• 1 Samuel 31:2Torrey USED EXPERTLY BY — Philistines

  And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul’s sons.

• 1 Samuel 31:3Torrey THOSE WHO USED, CALLED — Archers

  And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

• 2 Samuel 1:18Torrey The Jews taught to use

  (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 22:35Torrey Usually of steel

  He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

• 2 Kings 9:24Torrey Drawn with full force

  And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

• 1 Chronicles 5:18Torrey USED EXPERTLY BY — Sons of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh

  ¶ 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 12:2Torrey For shooting arrows

  They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.

• 2 Chronicles 14:8Torrey USED EXPERTLY BY — Benjamites

  And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour.