Made of iron, steel, or brass
[Job 20:24]; [1Sa 17:5]; [1Sa 17:6];
OFFENSIVE
Sword
[Jdg 20:15]; [Eze 32:27];
Two-edged sword
[Psa 149:6]; [Pro 5:4];
Dagger
[Jdg 3:16]; [Jdg 3:21]; [Jdg 3:22];
Dart or javelin
[1Sa 18:10]; [1Sa 18:11]; [2Sa 18:14];
Spear or lance
[1Sa 26:7]; [Jer 50:42];
Battle-axe
[Eze 26:9]; [Jer 51:20];
Bow and arrows
[Gen 48:22]; [1Ki 22:34];
Sling
[1Sa 17:50]; [2Ki 3:25];
Hand staff
[Mat 26:47];
Called weapons of war
[2Sa 1:27];
Called instruments of war
[1Ch 12:33]; [1Ch 12:37];
Called instruments of death
[Psa 7:13];
DEFENSIVE
Helmet
[1Sa 17:5]; [1Sa 17:38]; [2Ch 26:14];
Coat of mail, breastplate, habergeon, or brigandine
[1Sa 17:5]; [1Sa 17:38]; [Exo 28:32]; [Jer 46:4]; [Rev 9:9];
Girdle
[1Sa 18:4]; [2Sa 18:11];
Target
[1Sa 17:6];
Greaves
[1Sa 17:6];
Shield
[1Ki 10:16]; [1Ki 10:17]; [1Ki 14:26]; [1Ki 14:27];
Buckler
[1Ch 5:18]; [Eze 26:8];
Called harness
[1Ki 22:34];
Called armour
[Luk 11:22];
FOR SIEGES
Battering Rams
[2Sa 20:15]; [Eze 4:2];
Engines for casting stones, &c
[2Ch 26:15];
Not worn in ordinary times
[1Sa 21:8];
Put on at the first alarm
[Isa 8:9]; [Jer 46:3]; [Jer 46:4];
Armouries built for
[2Ki 20:13]; [Son 4:4];
Great stores of, prepared
[2Ch 32:5];
WERE PROVIDED
By individuals themselves
[1Ch 12:33]; [1Ch 12:37];
From the public arsenals
[2Ch 11:12]; [2Ch 26:14];
Often given as presents
[1Ki 10:25];
BEFORE USING
Tried and proved
[1Sa 17:39];
Burnished
[Jer 46:4]; [Eze 21:9]-11; [Eze 21:28];
Anointed
[Isa 21:5];
Part of, borne by armour-bearers
[Jdg 9:54]; [1Sa 14:1]; [1Sa 16:21];
Hung of the walls of cities
[Eze 27:10]; [Eze 27:11];
OF THE VANQUISHED
Taken off them
[2Sa 2:21]; [Luk 11:22];
Sometimes kept as trophies
[1Sa 17:54];
Sometime burned
[Eze 39:9]; [Eze 39:10];
Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
[Jdg 5:8]; [1Sa 13:19]-22;
Inferior to wisdom
[Ecc 9:18];
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Spiritual armour
[Rom 13:12]; [2Co 6:7]; [Eph 6:11]-14; [1Th 5:8];
Spiritual weapons
[2Co 10:4]; [Eph 6:17];
Judgments of God
[Isa 13:5]; [Jer 50:25];