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6 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1915 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
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The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 17:6Easton · Nave Made — Of brass (bronze)
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
- Joshua 8:18Easton
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.
- 1 Kings 10:16Nave Made — Of gold
¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15Nave Made — Of gold
¶ And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
- 2 Chronicles 14:8Nave Used by spearmen
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.
- Job 39:23Easton
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
(1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has “gorget,” a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by “javelin.” The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., “spear;” R.V., “javelin”); Job 39:23 (A.V., “shield;” R.V., “javelin”); 41:29 (A.V., “spear;” R.V., “javelin”).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
tar'-get.
See MARK.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.