- An offensive weapon 2 Samuel 23:8,18
- First mention of, in Scripture Joshua 8:18
- PARTS OF MENTIONED
- The staff of wood 1 Samuel 17:7
- The head of iron or brass 1 Samuel 17:7; 2 Samuel 21:16
- Probably pointed at both ends 2 Samuel 2:23
- Called the glittering spear Job 39:23; Habakkuk 3:11
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF
- Lances Jeremiah 50:42
- Javelins Numbers 25:7; 1 Samuel 18:10
- Darts 2 Samuel 18:14; Job 41:26,29
- Those who used, called spearmen Psalm 68:30; Acts 23:23
- Frequently used by horse soldiers Nahum 3:3
- Furbished before war Jeremiah 46:4
- Pruning-hooks made into, before war Joel 3:10
- Made into pruning-hooks in peace Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3
- THE ISRAELITES
- Acquainted with the making of 1 Samuel 13:19
- Frequently used Nehemiah 4:13,16
- Ill provided with, in the times of Deborah and Saul Judges 5:8; 1 Samuel 13:22
- Provided by the kings of Israel in great abundance 2 Chronicles 11:12; 32:5
- Frequently thrown from the hand 1 Samuel 18:11; 19:10
- Often retained in the hand of the person using Numbers 25:7; 2 Samuel 2:23
- Stuck in the ground beside the bolster during sleep 1 Samuel 26:7-11
- Illustrative of the bitterness of the wicked Psalm 57:4
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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