Lexicon :: Strong's H7198 - qešeṯ

“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.

Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.[fn]

and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:[fn]

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.

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:

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.

from Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield;

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.”

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.

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.

A man will go there with bow and arrows

because the whole land will be thorns and briers.

Their bows will cut young men to pieces.

They will have no compassion on offspring;

they will not look with pity on children.

For they have fled from swords,

from the drawn sword,

from the bow that is strung,

and from the stress of battle.

“The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

All your rulers have fled together,

captured without a bow.

All your fugitives were captured together;

they had fled far away.

“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.

“I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations ​— ​to Tarshish, Put,[fn] Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away ​— ​who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.