Spear

Spear [N] [S]

An offensive weapon
2 Samuel 23:8 2 Samuel 23:18
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 Job 41:29
Those who used, called spearmen
Psalms 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 Nehemiah 4:16
- 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
Psalms 57:4

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Spear'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.