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Nave's—Spear

Spear


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