Arms, Military

Made of iron, steel, or brass — Job 20:24; 1Sa 17:5,6.

Offensive

Sword. — Jdj 20:15; Eze 32:27.

Two-edged sword. — Ps 149:6; Pr 5:4.

Dagger. — Jdj 3:16,21,22.

Dart or javelin. — 1Sa 18:10,11; 2Sa 18:14.

Spear or lance. — 1Sa 26:7; Jer 50:42.

Battle-axe. — Eze 26:9; Jer 51:20.

Bow and arrows. — Ge 48:22; 1Ki 22:34.

Sling. — 1Sa 17:50; 2Ki 3:25.

Hand staff. — Mt 26:47.

Called weapons of war. — 2Sa 1:27.

Called instruments of war. — 1Ch 12:33,37.

Called instruments of death. — Ps 7:13.

Defensive

Helmet. — 1Sa 17:5,38; 2Ch 26:14.

Coat of mail, breastplate, habergeon, or brigandine. — 1Sa 17:5,38; Ex 28:32; Jer 46:4; Re 9:9.

Girdle. — 1Sa 18:4; 2Sa 18:11.

Target. — 1Sa 17:6.

Greaves. — 1Sa 17:6.

Shield. — 1Ki 10:16,17; 14:26,27.

Buckler. — 1Ch 5:18; Eze 26:8.

Called harness. — 1Ki 22:34.

Called armour. — Lu 11:22.

For sieges

Battering Rams. — 2Sa 20:15; Eze 4:2.

Engines for casting stones, &c. — 2Ch 26:15.

Not worn in ordinary times — 1Sa 21:8.

Put on at the first alarm — Isa 8:9; Jer 46:3,4.

Armouries built for — 2Ki 20:13; Song 4:4.

Great stores of, prepared — 2Ch 32:5.

Were provided

By individuals themselves. — 1Ch 12:33,37.

From the public arsenals. — 2Ch 11:12; 26:14.

Often given as presents — 1Ki 10:25.

Before using

Tried and proved. — 1Sa 17:39.

Burnished. — Jer 46:4; Eze 21:9-11,28.

Anointed. — Isa 21:5.

Part of, borne by armour-bearers — Jdj 9:54; 1Sa 14:1; 16:21.

Hung of the walls of cities — Eze 27:10,11.

Of the vanquished

Taken off them. — 2Sa 2:21; Lu 11:22.

Sometimes kept as trophies. — 1Sa 17:54.

Sometime burned. — Eze 39:9,10.

Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion — Jdj 5:8; 1Sa 13:19-22.

Inferior to wisdom — Ec 9:18.

Illustrative of

Spiritual armour. — Ro 13:12; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:11-14; 1Th 5:8.

Spiritual weapons. — 2Co 10:4; Eph 6:17.

Judgments of God. — Isa 13:5; Jer 50:25.