- An offensive weapon 2Sa 23:8,18
- First mention of, in Scripture Jos 8:18
- PARTS OF MENTIONED
- The staff of wood 1Sa 17:7
- The head of iron or brass 1Sa 17:7; 2Sa 21:16
- Probably pointed at both ends 2Sa 2:23
- Called the glittering spear Job 39:23; Hab 3:11
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF
- Lances Jer 50:42
- Javelins Nu 25:7; 1Sa 18:10
- Darts 2Sa 18:14; Job 41:26,29
- 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
- Acquainted with the making of 1Sa 13:19
- Frequently used Ne 4:13,16
- Ill provided with, in the times of Deborah and Saul Jud 5:8; 1Sa 13:22
- 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
The New Topical Text Book
Spear
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.