Lexicon :: Strong's G5115 - toxon

“I have placed my bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.

“The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth.”

and went and sat at a distance, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die! ” While she sat at a distance, she[fn] wept loudly.

“So now take your hunting gear, your quiver and bow, and go out in the field to hunt some game for me.

“Over and above what I am giving your brothers, I am giving you the one mountain slope[fn] that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”

“Yet his bow remained steady,

and his strong arms were made agile

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

by the name of[fn] the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

“I sent hornets[fn] ahead of you, and they drove out the two Amorite kings before you. It was not by your sword or bow.

The bows of the warriors are broken,

but the feeble are clothed with strength.

Jonathan’s bow never retreated,

Saul’s sword never returned unstained,[fn]

from the blood of the slain,

from the flesh[fn] of the mighty.

He trains my hands for war;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle,[fn] for I am badly wounded! ”

Elisha replied, “Don’t kill them. Do you kill those you have captured with your sword or your bow? Set food and water in front of them so they can eat and drink and go to their master.”

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow went through his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

Elisha responded, “Get a bow and arrows.” So he got a bow and arrows.

Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows! ” So he took them. Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground! ” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army ​— ​men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war.

Ulam’s sons were valiant warriors and archers.[fn] They had many sons and grandsons ​— ​150 of them.

All these were among Benjamin’s sons.

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.

They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul’s relatives from Benjamin:

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to the charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle,[fn] for I am badly wounded! ”

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

So I stationed people behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

From that day on, half of my men did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers supported all the people of Judah,

If he flees from an iron weapon,

an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.

“My whole being will be refreshed within me,

and my bow will be renewed in my hand.”

A quiver rattles at his side,

along with a flashing spear and a javelin.

No arrow can make him flee;

slingstones become like stubble to him.

If anyone does not repent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he has strung his bow and made it ready.

“For look, the wicked string bows;

they put their arrows on bowstrings

to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

He trains my hands for war;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the[fn] bow

to bring down the poor and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

For I do not trust in my bow,

and my sword does not bring me victory.

He makes wars cease throughout the earth.

He shatters bows and cuts spears to pieces;

he sets wagons ablaze.

May they vanish like water that flows by;

may they aim their blunted arrows.[fn]

You have given a signal flag to those who fear you,

so that they can flee before the archers.[fn]Selah

who sharpen their tongues like swords

and aim bitter words like arrows,

There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,

the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah

The Ephraimite archers turned back

on the day of battle.

They treacherously turned away like their ancestors;

they became warped like a faulty bow.

Their arrows are sharpened,

and all their bows strung.

Their horses’ hooves are like flint;

their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.

“Who has stirred up someone from the east?

In righteousness he calls him to serve.[fn][fn]

The LORD hands nations over to him,

and he subdues kings.

He makes them like dust with his sword,

like wind-driven stubble with his bow.

Every city flees

at the sound of the horseman and the archer.

They enter the thickets

and climb among the rocks.

Every city is abandoned;

no inhabitant is left.

They grasp bow and javelin.

They are cruel and show no mercy.

Their voice roars like the sea,

and they ride on horses,

lined up like men in battle formation

against you, Daughter Zion.

They bent their tongues like their bows;

lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land,

for they proceed from one evil to another,

and they do not take me into account.

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Rise up, you cavalry!

Race furiously, you chariots!

Let the warriors march out —

Cush and Put,

who are able to handle shields,

and the men of Lud,

who are able to handle and string the bow.

This is what the LORD of Armies says:

I am about to shatter Elam’s bow,

the source[fn] of their might.

Line up in battle formation around Babylon,

all you archers!

Shoot at her! Do not spare an arrow,

for she has sinned against the LORD.