Topic
Spear
37 passages cited, from 3 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
- 1 Samuel 17:7Nave · Torrey Goliath' s
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 18:10Nave · Torrey Saul' s
¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
- 1 Samuel 18:11Nave · Torrey Saul' s
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
- Isaiah 2:4Nave · Torrey Changed into pruning-hooks
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Joel 3:10Nave · Torrey Pruning-hooks beat into
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
- Micah 4:3Nave · Torrey Changed into pruning-hooks
¶ And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Numbers 25:7Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF — Javelins
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;
- Joshua 8:18Torrey First mention of, in Scripture
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city.
- Judges 5:8Torrey THE ISRAELITES — Ill provided with, in the times of Deborah and Saul
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
- 1 Samuel 13:19Torrey THE ISRAELITES — Acquainted with the making of
¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
- 1 Samuel 13:22Torrey THE ISRAELITES — Ill provided with, in the times of Deborah and Saul
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
- 1 Samuel 19:10Torrey Frequently thrown from the hand
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
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- 1 Samuel 26:7–11 Torrey Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep
- 2 Samuel 2:23 Torrey Probably pointed at both ends
- 2 Samuel 18:14 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF — Darts
- 2 Samuel 21:16 Torrey PARTS OF MENTIONED — The head of iron or brass
- 2 Samuel 23:8 Torrey An offensive weapon
- 2 Samuel 23:18 Torrey An offensive weapon
- 2 Chronicles 11:12 Torrey Provided by the kings of Israel in great abundance
- 2 Chronicles 23:9 Nave Stored in the tabernacle
- 2 Chronicles 32:5 Torrey Provided by the kings of Israel in great abundance
- Nehemiah 4:13 Torrey THE ISRAELITES — Frequently used
- Nehemiah 4:16 Torrey THE ISRAELITES — Frequently used
- Job 39:23 Torrey Called the glittering spear
- Job 41:26 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF — Darts
- Job 41:29 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF — Darts
- Psalms 57:4 Torrey Illustrative of the bitterness of the wicked
- Psalms 68:30 Torrey Those who used, called spearmen
- Jeremiah 46:4 Torrey Furbished before war
- Jeremiah 50:42 Torrey DIFFERENT KINDS OF — Lances
- Nahum 3:3 Torrey Frequently used by horse soldiers
- Habakkuk 3:11 Torrey Called the glittering spear
- Zechariah 12:10 Nave Plunged into Jesus' side
- John 19:34 Nave Plunged into Jesus' side
- John 20:27 Nave Plunged into Jesus' side
- Acts 23:23 Torrey Those who used, called spearmen
- Revelation 1:7 Nave Plunged into Jesus' side
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 11 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (An implement of war)
- → (Spears and javelins differed in weight and size, but had similar uses)
- → Goliath' s 1Sa 17:7
- → Saul' s 1Sa 18:10,11
- → Stored in the tabernacle 2Ch 23:9
- → Changed into pruning-hooks Isa 2:4; Mic 4:3
- → Pruning-hooks beat into Joe 3:10
- → Plunged into Jesus' side Joh 19:34; 20:27; Zec 12:10; Re 1:7
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 35 references, grouped by sub-topic
- An offensive weapon 2Sa 23:8,18
- First mention of, in Scripture Jos 8:18
- PARTS OF MENTIONED
- Probably pointed at both ends 2Sa 2:23
- Called the glittering spear Job 39:23; Hab 3:11
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF
- Those who used, called spearmen Ps 68:30; Ac 23:23
- Frequently used by horse soldiers Na 3:3
- Furbished before war Jer 46:4
- Pruning-hooks made into, before war Joe 3:10
- Made into pruning-hooks in peace Isa 2:4; Mic 4:3
- THE ISRAELITES
- Provided by the kings of Israel in great abundance 2Ch 11:12; 32:5
- Frequently thrown from the hand 1Sa 18:11; 19:10
- Often retained in the hand of the person using Nu 25:7; 2Sa 2:23
- Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep 1Sa 26:7-11
- Illustrative of the bitterness of the wicked Ps 57:4
Texts: 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.