Arms, Military

Made of iron, steel, or brass Job 20:24; 1 Samuel 17:5,6
OFFENSIVE
- Sword Judges 20:15; Ezekiel 32:27
- Two-edged sword Psalm 149:6; Proverbs 5:4
- Dagger Judges 3:16,21,22
- Dart or javelin 1 Samuel 18:10,11; 2 Samuel 18:14
- Spear or lance 1 Samuel 26:7; Jeremiah 50:42
- Battle-axe Ezekiel 26:9; Jeremiah 51:20
- Bow and arrows Genesis 48:22; 1 Kings 22:34
- Sling 1 Samuel 17:50; 2 Kings 3:25
- Hand staff Matthew 26:47
- Called weapons of war 2 Samuel 1:27
- Called instruments of war 1 Chronicles 12:33,37
- Called instruments of death Psalm 7:13
DEFENSIVE
- Helmet 1 Samuel 17:5,38; 2 Chronicles 26:14
- Coat of mail, breastplate, habergeon, or brigandine 1 Samuel 17:5,38; Exodus 28:32; Jeremiah 46:4; Revelation 9:9
- Girdle 1 Samuel 18:4; 2 Samuel 18:11
- Target 1 Samuel 17:6
- Greaves 1 Samuel 17:6
- Shield 1 Kings 10:16,17; 14:26,27
- Buckler 1 Chronicles 5:18; Ezekiel 26:8
- Called harness 1 Kings 22:34
- Called armour Luke 11:22
FOR SIEGES
- Battering Rams 2 Samuel 20:15; Ezekiel 4:2
- Engines for casting stones, &c 2 Chronicles 26:15
Not worn in ordinary times 1 Samuel 21:8
Put on at the first alarm Isaiah 8:9; Jeremiah 46:3,4
Armouries built for 2 Kings 20:13; Song of Solomon 4:4
Great stores of, prepared 2 Chronicles 32:5
WERE PROVIDED
- By individuals themselves 1 Chronicles 12:33,37
- From the public arsenals 2 Chronicles 11:12; 26:14
Often given as presents 1 Kings 10:25
BEFORE USING
- Tried and proved 1 Samuel 17:39
- Burnished Jeremiah 46:4; Ezekiel 21:9-11,28
- Anointed Isaiah 21:5
Part of, borne by armour-bearers Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 14:1; 16:21
Hung of the walls of cities Ezekiel 27:10,11
OF THE VANQUISHED
- Taken off them 2 Samuel 2:21; Luke 11:22
- Sometimes kept as trophies 1 Samuel 17:54
- Sometime burned Ezekiel 39:9,10
Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion Judges 5:8; 1 Samuel 13:19-22
Inferior to wisdom Ecclesiastes 9:18
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Spiritual armour Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7; Ephesians 6:11-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:8
- Spiritual weapons 2 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 6:17
- Judgments of God Isaiah 13:5; Jeremiah 50:25

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