'Bow' in the Bible

I will put my bow in the cloud and it will be for a sign of the agreement between me and the earth.

And whenever I make a cloud come over the earth, the bow will be seen in the cloud,

And the bow will be in the cloud, and looking on it, I will keep in mind the eternal agreement between God and every living thing on the earth.

So take your arrows and your bow and go out to the field and get meat for me;

And I have given you more than your brothers, even Shechem as your heritage, which I took from the Amorites with my sword and my bow.

And any man of Israel, or any other living among them, who gets with his bow any beast or bird used for food, is to see that its blood is covered with earth.

And I sent the hornet before you, driving out the two kings of the Amorites before you, not with your sword and your bow.

And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him.

And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

And on the third day I will send arrows from my bow against its side as if at a mark.

And he said to the boy, Go and get the arrow I let loose from my bow. And while the boy was running, he sent an arrow past him.

And Jonathan gave his bow and arrows to the boy, and said to him, Take these and go back to the town.

From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.

He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

Then Jehu took his bow in his hand, and with all his strength sent an arrow, wounding Joram between the arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he went down on his face in his carriage.

Then Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows: and he took bow and arrows.

And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand on the bow: and he put his hand on it; and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.

There were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty of the sons of Reuben and of the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, all strong men, expert in the use of the body-cover, the sword, and the bow, and in the art of war, all able to take up arms.

They were armed with bows, and were able to send stones, and arrows from the bow, with right hand or left: they were Saul's brothers, of Benjamin.

And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.

For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow.

If a man is not turned from his evil, he will make his sword sharp; his bow is bent and ready.

He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.

I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.

He puts an end to wars over all the earth; by him the bow is broken, and the spear cut in two, and the carriage burned in the fire.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

There were the arrows of the bow broken, there he put an end to body-cover, sword, and fight. (Selah.)

Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.

Their arrows are sharp, and every bow is bent: the feet of their horses are like rock, and their wheels are like a rushing storm.

For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.

Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry stems before the wind to his bow.

Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken.

Against her the bow of the archer is bent, and he puts on his coat of metal: have no mercy on her young men, give all her army up to the curse.

His bow has been bent for the attack, he has taken his place with his hand ready, in his hate he has put to death all who were pleasing to the eye: on the tent of the daughter of Zion he has let loose his passion like fire.

With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.

And with a blow I will send your bow out of your left hand and your arrows falling from your right hand.

And in that day I will let the bow of Israel be broken in the valley of Jezreel.

But I will have mercy on Judah and will give them salvation by the Lord their God, but not by the bow or the sword or by fighting or by horses or horsemen.

And in that day I will make an agreement for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven and the things which go low on the earth; I will put an end to the bow and the sword and war in all the land, and will make them take their rest in peace.

They have gone to what is of no value; they are like a false bow; their captains will come to destruction by the sword, and their ruler by my wrath; for this, the land of Egypt will make sport of them.

Your bow was quite uncovered. Selah. By you the earth was cut through with rivers.

And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler;

And I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it had a bow; and there was given to him a crown: and he went out with power to overcome.