Topic
Iron
82 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 4:22Easton · Smith · Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of
And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
- 1 Chronicles 22:3Easton · Smith · Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of — Used in the temple
And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
- Ezekiel 27:19Easton · Smith · Nave · Torrey Pans
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
- Deuteronomy 4:20Easton · Nave · Torrey Furnace
But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.
- Deuteronomy 8:9Smith · Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of — Ore of
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
- Deuteronomy 28:48Easton · Nave · Torrey Yokes
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
- 1 Samuel 17:7Easton · Nave · Torrey Weapons
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.
- 2 Samuel 12:31Easton · Nave · Torrey Harrow
And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the…
- 2 Kings 6:6Easton · Nave · Torrey Ax
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
- Psalms 2:9Easton · Nave · Torrey Rods for scourging
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
- Psalms 107:10Easton · Nave · Torrey Fetters
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
- Isaiah 60:17Easton · Nave · Torrey Yokes — Stones of
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
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- Jeremiah 1:18 Easton · Nave · Torrey Pillars
- Deuteronomy 3:11 Nave · Torrey Bedstead
- Joshua 6:24 Nave · Torrey Vessels
- Joshua 17:16 Easton · Nave Chariot
- Joshua 17:18 Easton · Nave Chariot
- Judges 4:3 Nave · Torrey Chariot
- 2 Samuel 23:7 Nave · Torrey FIGURATIVE
- 1 Kings 6:7 Nave · Torrey Tools
- 2 Kings 6:5 Easton · Torrey Of greater gravity than water
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of — Used in the temple
- Job 20:24 Nave · Torrey Weapons
- Job 28:2 Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of — Ore of
- Job 40:18 Easton · Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Strong and durable
- Psalms 105:18 Nave · Torrey Fetters
- Psalms 107:16 Nave · Torrey Fetters
- Psalms 149:8 Nave · Torrey Fetters
- Proverbs 27:17 Nave · Torrey File
- Isaiah 10:34 Easton · Nave Ax
- Jeremiah 15:12 Nave · Torrey FIGURATIVE
- Jeremiah 17:1 Nave · Torrey Pen
- Jeremiah 28:13 Nave · Torrey Yokes
- Jeremiah 28:14 Nave · Torrey Yokes
- Ezekiel 4:3 Smith · Nave Pans
- Ezekiel 22:20 Nave · Torrey 1. First recorded use of — Melted
- Daniel 2:33 Nave · Torrey Idols
- Daniel 5:4 Nave · Torrey Idols
- Daniel 5:23 Nave · Torrey Idols
- Acts 12:10 Nave · Torrey Gate
- 1 Timothy 4:2 Nave · Torrey FIGURATIVE
- Revelation 2:27 Nave · Torrey Rods for scourging
- Revelation 9:9 Nave · Torrey Breastplate
- Numbers 31:21–23 Torrey Mode of purifying, taken in war
- Numbers 35:16 Nave Weapons
- Deuteronomy 19:5 Easton
- Deuteronomy 27:5 Easton
- Deuteronomy 28:23 Torrey Illustrative — Of a hard barren soil
- Deuteronomy 33:25 Torrey The land of Canaan abounded with
- Joshua 6:19 Torrey Taken in war, often dedicated to God
- Joshua 8:31 Torrey MADE INTO — Tools for artificers
- Joshua 19:38 Nave 2. A city of Naphtali
- Judges 1:19 Nave Chariot
- 1 Samuel 13:19 Torrey MADE INTO — Weapons of war
- 1 Samuel 13:20 Torrey MADE INTO — Implements for husbandry
- 1 Samuel 13:21 Torrey MADE INTO — Implements for husbandry
- 2 Samuel 22:35 Torrey Hardened into steel
- 1 Kings 8:51 Nave Furnace
- 1 Kings 22:11 Nave Horn
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Torrey Great quantity of, provided for the temple
- 1 Chronicles 22:16 Torrey Great quantity of, provided for the temple
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 Nave 1. First recorded use of — Used in the temple
- 2 Chronicles 2:7 Torrey Working in, a trade
- 2 Chronicles 2:14 Torrey Working in, a trade
- 2 Chronicles 18:10 Nave Ax
- Job 19:1–29 Nave Pen
- Job 19:24 Torrey MADE INTO — Graving tools
- Job 24:1–25 Nave Pen
- Job 41:7 Nave Weapons
- Ecclesiastes 10:10 Nave Ax
- Isaiah 2:4 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Malleable
- Isaiah 45:2 Torrey MADE INTO — Bars
- Isaiah 48:4 Torrey Illustrative — Of stubbornness
- Jeremiah 11:4 Nave Furnace
- Jeremiah 16:12 Smith
- Ezekiel 27:12 Torrey An article of commerce
- Daniel 2:40 Torrey DESCRIBED AS — Strong and durable
- Amos 1:3 Nave Threshing instruments
- Micah 4:13 Nave Horn
- Revelation 12:5 Nave Rods for scourging
- Revelation 18:12 Torrey An article of commerce
- Revelation 19:15 Nave Rods for scourging
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 21 references
Tubal-Cain is the first-mentioned worker in iron (Gen. 4:22). The Egyptians wrought it at Sinai before the Exodus. David prepared it in great abundance for the temple (1 Chr. 22:3: 29:7). The merchants of Dan and Javan brought it to the market of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). Various instruments are mentioned as made of iron (Deut. 27:5; 19:5; Josh. 17:16, 18; 1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 2 Kings 6:5, 6; 1 Chr. 22:3; Isa. 10:34).
Figuratively, a yoke of iron (Deut. 28:48) denotes hard service; a rod of iron (Ps. 2:9), a stern government; a pillar of iron (Jer. 1:18), a strong support; a furnace of iron (Deut. 4:20), severe labour; a bar of iron (Job 40:18), strength; fetters of iron (Ps. 107:10), affliction; giving silver for iron (Isa. 60:17), prosperity.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 60 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. First recorded use of Ge 4:22
- Ax 2Ki 6:6; 2Ch 18:10; Ec 10:10; Isa 10:34
- Bedstead De 3:11
- Breastplate Re 9:9
- Chariot Jos 17:16,18; Jud 1:19; 4:3
- Fetters Ps 105:18; 107:10,16; 149:8
- File Pr 27:17
- Furnace De 4:20; 1Ki 8:51; Jer 11:4
- Gate Ac 12:10
- Harrow 2Sa 12:31
- Horn 1Ki 22:11; 2Ch 18:10; Mic 4:13
- Idols Da 2:33; 5:4,23
- Pans Eze 4:3; 27:19
- Pen Job 19; 24; Jer 17:1
- Pillars Jer 1:18
- Rods for scourging Ps 2:9; Re 2:27; 12:5; 19:15
- Threshing instruments Am 1:3
- Tools 1Ki 6:7
- Vessels Jos 6:24
- Weapons Nu 35:16; 1Sa 17:7; Job 20:24; 41:7
- Yokes De 28:48; Jer 28:13,14
- → FIGURATIVE 2Sa 23:7; Jer 15:12; 1Ti 4:2
- 2. A city of Naphtali Jos 19:38
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 65 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Dug out of the earth Job 28:2
- DESCRIBED AS
- Of greater gravity than water 2Ki 6:5
- Admits of a high polish Eze 27:19
- Hardened into steel 2Sa 22:35; Job 20:24
- Of small comparative value Isa 60:17
- The land of Canaan abounded with De 8:9; 33:25
- From the north hardest and best Jer 15:12
- Used from the earliest age Ge 4:22
- MADE INTO
- Armour 2Sa 23:7; Re 9:9
- Weapons of war 1Sa 13:19; 17:7
- Chariots Jud 4:3
- Implements for husbandry 1Sa 13:20,21; 2Sa 12:31
- Tools for artificers Jos 8:31; 1Ki 6:7
- Graving tools Job 19:24; Jer 17:1
- Gates Ac 12:10
- Nails and hinges 1Ch 22:3
- Bars Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2
- Fetters Ps 105:18; 149:8
- Yokes De 28:48; Jer 28:13,14
- Idols Da 5:4,23
- Bedsteads De 3:11
- Pillars Jer 1:18
- Rods Ps 2:9; Re 2:27
- Sharpens things made of Pr 27:17
- Working in, a trade 1Sa 13:19; 2Ch 2:7,14
- An article of commerce Eze 27:12,19; Re 18:12
- Great quantity of, provided for the temple 1Ch 22:3,14,16; 29:2
- Taken in war, often dedicated to God Jos 6:19,24
- Mode of purifying, taken in war Nu 31:21-23
- Miraculously made to swim 2Ki 6:6
- Illustrative
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.