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Bow, The
1. An instrument of war. Ge 48:22; Isa 7:24.
2. Sometimes used in hunting. Ge 27:3.
3. For shooting arrows. 1Ch 12:2.
4. Called the battle bow. Zec 9:10; 10:4.
5. Those who used, called
a. Bowmen. Jer 4:29.
b. Archers. 1Sa 31:3; Jer 51:3.
6. Usually of steel. 2Sa 22:35; Job 20:24.
7. Held in the left hand. Eze 39:3.
8. Drawn with full force. 2Ki 9:24.
9. The Jews taught to use. 2Sa 1:18.
10. Used expertly by
a. Lydians. Jer 46:9.
b. Elamites. Jer 49:35.
d. Sons of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. 1Ch 5:18.
e. Benjamites. 1Ch 12:2; 2Ch 14:8.
11. Given as a token of friendship. 1Sa 18:4.
12. Often furnished by the state. 2Ch 26:14.
13. Of the vanquished, broken and burned. Ps 37:15; Eze 39:9.
14. Illustrative
a. Of strength and power. Job 29:20.
b. Of the tongue of the wicked. Ps 11:2; Jer 9:3.
c. (When deceitful,) of the hypocrite. Ps 78:57; Ho 7:16.
d. (When broken,) of the overthrow of power. 1Sa 2:4; Jer 49:35; Ho 1:5; 2:18.