Bible Dictionary
Arms, Armor
Arms and armor comprise the offensive and defensive equipment used in warfare. Biblical examples include swords, spears, bows, arrows, slings, shields, helmets, and body protection.
Definition
Arms and armour comprise the offensive and defensive equipment used in warfare. Arms include weapons used to attack, while armour includes protective equipment used to shield the body from injury.
Biblical Usage
The biblical subject includes the weapons and protective equipment employed by Israelite and other armies. The supplied material divides the subject into offensive weapons, or arms, and defensive weapons, or armour.
Historical Background
The subject is divided into offensive weapons, called arms, and defensive weapons, called armor.
Scripture References
1 Samuel 17:51
2 Samuel 20:8
1 Chronicles 21:27
1 Samuel 25:13
Psalms 45:3
Judges 3:16
1 Samuel 17:7
1 Samuel 17:45
2 Samuel 21:19
1 Chronicles 20:5
2 Samuel 23:21
1 Chronicles 11:23
2 Samuel 2:23
2 Samuel 23:18
1 Chronicles 11:11
1 Chronicles 11:20
1 Samuel 17:6
Numbers 25:7
1 Kings 18:28
1 Chronicles 12:8
2 Chronicles 11:12
2 Chronicles 23:10
2 Chronicles 32:5
Nehemiah 4:17
Nehemiah 4:23
Job 33:18
Job 36:12
Joel 2:8
2 Samuel 18:14
Genesis 27:3
Isaiah 22:6
Isaiah 49:2
Psalms 127:5
Job 6:4
Psalms 120:4
Judges 20:16
2 Kings 3:25
Jeremiah 51:20
1 Samuel 17:5
Exodus 28:32
Exodus 39:28
2 Chronicles 26:14
Ezekiel 27:10
Psalms 6:12
1 Samuel 17:41
1 Kings 10:16
2 Chronicles 9:15
2 Chronicles 9:16
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
The subject naturally divides itself into— I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons: Armor. I. Offensive weapons.—