Bible verses about Arms, Military

(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

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

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