Bible Concordances
Bow, the
Torrey's Topical Textbook
- An instrument of war
Genesis 48:22; Isaiah 7:24
- Sometimes used in hunting
Genesis 27:3
- For shooting arrows
1 Chronicles 12:2
- Called the battle bow
Zechariah 9:10; 10:4
- THOSE WHO USED, CALLED
- Archers
1 Samuel 31:3; Jeremiah 51:3
- Usually of steel
2 Samuel 22:35; Job 20:24
- Held in the left hand
Ezekiel 39:3
- Drawn with full force
2 Kings 9:24
- The Jews taught to use
2 Samuel 1:18
- USED EXPERTLY BY
- Philistines
1 Samuel 31:2,3
- Sons of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh
1 Chronicles 5:18
- Benjamites
1 Chronicles 12:2; 2 Chronicles 14:8
- Given as a token of friendship
1 Samuel 18:4
- Often furnished by the state
2 Chronicles 26:14
- Of the vanquished, broken and burned
Psalm 37:15; Ezekiel 39:9
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of strength and power
Job 29:20
- Of the tongue of the wicked
Psalm 11:2; Jeremiah 9:3
- (When deceitful,) of the hypocrite
Psalm 78:57; Hosea 7:16
- (When broken,) of the overthrow of power
1 Samuel 2:4; Jeremiah 49:35; Hosea 1:5; 2:18
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Bow, the'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/​concordances/​eng/​ttt/​b/bow-the.html. 1897.