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== Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_19155" /> == | == Bridgeway Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_19155" /> == | ||
<p> In ancient warfare the chief weapon was the sword. [[Swords]] were of many kinds and could be either single-edged or double-edged ( Judges 3:16; Judges 3:21; Judges 7:22; Judges 20:37; 1 Samuel 25:13; 1 Samuel 31:4; Matthew 26:47; Acts 12:2). The Bible often speaks of the sword figuratively, sometimes as a symbol of judgment ( Ezekiel 30:24; Ezekiel 32:10; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 19:21), other times as a symbol of the Word of God ( Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12). </p> <p> [[Spears]] and lances may have been made entirely of metal, or of wood with a metal head ( Numbers 25:7; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 18:11; 1 Samuel 26:12; Jeremiah 46:4; John 19:34; Acts 23:23). Bows and arrows were widely used in warfare and were usually made of wood ( 2 Kings 9:24; 2 Kings 13:15; 2 Chronicles 14:8; Psalms 7:12; Psalms 11:2; Psalms 44:6; Zechariah 9:10). [[Slings]] of leather were used to throw stones. Though originally used by shepherds to fight wild animals, they were later used in warfare ( 1 Samuel 17:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2). </p> <p> The Bible often likens the [[Christian]] life to warfare with unseen spiritual forces. [[Christians]] must therefore clothe themselves with the armour of God and go to battle using the weapons of righteousness ( 2 Corinthians 6:6-7; 2 Corinthians 10:3-4; Ephesians 6:11-13; 1 Timothy 1:18; see [[Armour | <p> In ancient warfare the chief weapon was the sword. [[Swords]] were of many kinds and could be either single-edged or double-edged ( Judges 3:16; Judges 3:21; Judges 7:22; Judges 20:37; 1 Samuel 25:13; 1 Samuel 31:4; Matthew 26:47; Acts 12:2). The Bible often speaks of the sword figuratively, sometimes as a symbol of judgment ( Ezekiel 30:24; Ezekiel 32:10; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 19:21), other times as a symbol of the Word of God ( Ephesians 6:17; Hebrews 4:12). </p> <p> [[Spears]] and lances may have been made entirely of metal, or of wood with a metal head ( Numbers 25:7; 1 Samuel 13:19; 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 18:11; 1 Samuel 26:12; Jeremiah 46:4; John 19:34; Acts 23:23). Bows and arrows were widely used in warfare and were usually made of wood ( 2 Kings 9:24; 2 Kings 13:15; 2 Chronicles 14:8; Psalms 7:12; Psalms 11:2; Psalms 44:6; Zechariah 9:10). [[Slings]] of leather were used to throw stones. Though originally used by shepherds to fight wild animals, they were later used in warfare ( 1 Samuel 17:40; 1 Chronicles 12:2). </p> <p> The Bible often likens the [[Christian]] life to warfare with unseen spiritual forces. [[Christians]] must therefore clothe themselves with the armour of God and go to battle using the weapons of righteousness ( 2 Corinthians 6:6-7; 2 Corinthians 10:3-4; Ephesians 6:11-13; 1 Timothy 1:18; see [[Armour]] ; [[War]] ). </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79922" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_79922" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Ὅπλον''''' ''' (Strong'S #3696 — Noun Neuter — hoplon — hop'-lon ) </div> <p> always in the plur., is translated "weapons" in John 18:3; 2—Corinthians 10:4 , the latter metaphorically of those used in spiritual warfare. See [[Armor]] , Instruments. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44554" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44554" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54705" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_54705" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> [[Weapons]] </strong> . See | <p> <strong> [[Weapons]] </strong> . See Armour [[Arms.]] </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16927" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16927" /> == | ||
<p> [ | <p> [ARMS] </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == |