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‘Spear’ in the Bible – All 50 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Spear’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Spear’ occurs 50 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Judges

Judges 5:8 The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overturned the gates of the enemies. A shield with a spear was not seen among the forty thousand of Israel.Judges 5:8

Number of the word / term Spear in Judges: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book 1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:19 Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.1 Samuel 13:19

1 Samuel 13:22 And when the day of battle had arrived, there was found neither sword nor spear in the hand of the entire people who were with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan.1 Samuel 13:22

1 Samuel 17:7 Now the shaft of his spear was like the beam used by a weaver. And the iron of his spear held six hundred shekels of iron. And his armor bearer went before him.1 Samuel 17:7

1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine: “You approach me with sword, and spear, and shield. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, which you have reproached.1 Samuel 17:45

1 Samuel 17:47 And this entire assembly will know that the Lord does not save by sword, nor by spear. For this is his war, and he will deliver you into our hands.”1 Samuel 17:47

1 Samuel 21:8 Then David said to Ahimelech: “Do you have, here at hand, a spear or a sword? For I did not take my own sword, or my own weapons with me. For the word of the king was urgent.”1 Samuel 21:8

1 Samuel 22:6 And Saul heard that David, and the men who were with him, had been seen. Now while Saul was staying in Gibeah, and while he was in the forest that is in Ramah, holding a spear in his hand, with all his servants standing around him,1 Samuel 22:6

1 Samuel 26:7 Therefore, David and Abishai went to the people by night, and they found Saul lying down and sleeping in the tent, with his spear fixed in the ground at his head. And Abner and the people were sleeping all around him.1 Samuel 26:7

1 Samuel 26:11 may the Lord be gracious to me, so that I may not extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, take the spear that is at his head, and the cup of water, and let us go.”1 Samuel 26:11

1 Samuel 26:12 And so, David took the spear, and the cup of water that was at Saul’s head, and they went away. And there was no one who saw it, or realized it, or awakened, but they were all sleeping. For a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen over them.1 Samuel 26:12

1 Samuel 26:16 This is not good, what you have done. As the Lord lives, you are sons of death, because you have not guarded your lord, the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, where is the king’s spear, and where is the cup of water that was at his head?”1 Samuel 26:16

1 Samuel 26:22 And responding, David said: “Behold, the king’s spear. Let one of the servants of the king cross over and take it.1 Samuel 26:22

Number of the word / term Spear in 1 Samuel: 12

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:6 And the youth, who was reporting it to him, said: “I arrived by chance on mount Gilboa. And Saul was lying upon his spear. Then the chariots and horsemen drew near to him.2 Samuel 1:6

2 Samuel 2:23 But he disdained to heed him, and he was not willing to turn aside. Therefore, turning, Abner struck him with his spear in the groin, and he pierced him through, and he died in the same place. And all those who would pass by the place, in which Asahel had fallen and died, would stand still.2 Samuel 2:23

2 Samuel 21:16 Ishbibenob, who was of the ancestry of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, who had been girded with a new sword, strove to strike down David.2 Samuel 21:16

2 Samuel 21:19 Then there was a third war in Gob against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus, a son of the forest, a weaver from Bethlehem, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like the beam used by a cloth maker.2 Samuel 21:19

2 Samuel 23:18 Also Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was first among the three. It was he who lifted up his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed. And he was renowned among the three,2 Samuel 23:18

2 Samuel 23:21 He also killed an Egyptian who had a spear in his hand, a man worthy to behold. And yet he had gone down to him with only a staff. And he forced the spear from the hand of the Egyptian, and he killed him with his own spear.2 Samuel 23:21

Number of the word / term Spear in 2 Samuel: 6

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 11:10 And he gave to them the spears and weapons of king David, which were in the house of the Lord.2 Kings 11:10

Number of the word / term Spear in 2 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:11 And this is the number of the robust of David: Jashobeam, the son of a Hachmonite, leader among the thirty. He lifted up his spear over three hundred, who were wounded at one time.1 Chronicles 11:11

1 Chronicles 11:20 Also, Abishai, the brother of Joab, was the leader of the three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred, who were wounded. And he was most renown among the three,1 Chronicles 11:20

1 Chronicles 11:23 And he struck down an Egyptian man, whose stature was five cubits, and who had a spear like a weaver’s beam. And yet he descended to him with a staff. And he seized the spear that he was holding in his hand. And he killed him with his own spear.1 Chronicles 11:23

1 Chronicles 12:8 Then too, from Gad, there went over to David, when he was hiding in the desert, very robust men, who were excellent fighters, taking hold of shield and spear; their faces were like the faces of a lion, and they were swift like the roe deer upon the mountains.1 Chronicles 12:8

1 Chronicles 12:24 the sons of Judah, carrying shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred, equipped for battle;1 Chronicles 12:24

1 Chronicles 12:34 And from Naphtali, there were one thousand leaders; and with them were thirty-seven thousand, prepared with shield and spear.1 Chronicles 12:34

1 Chronicles 20:5 Also, another war was undertaken against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus, a son of the forest, a Bethlehemite, struck the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the wood of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.1 Chronicles 20:5

Number of the word / term Spear in 1 Chronicles: 7

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:15 And so, king Solomon made two hundred gold spears, from six hundred gold pieces, the amount used for each spear,2 Chronicles 9:15

2 Chronicles 11:12 Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.2 Chronicles 11:12

2 Chronicles 14:8 Now Asa had in his army three hundred thousand men of Judah, carrying shields and spears, and truly, of Benjamin, two hundred eighty thousand men with shields and bows. All of these were very valiant men.2 Chronicles 14:8

2 Chronicles 25:5 And then Amaziah gathered together Judah, and he organized them by families, and tribunes, and centurions, throughout all of Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and upward. And he found three hundred thousand young men, who could go forth to battle, and who could hold spear and shield.2 Chronicles 25:5

2 Chronicles 26:14 Also, Uzziah prepared for them, that is, for the entire army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and breastplates, and bows, as well as slings for the casting of stones.2 Chronicles 26:14

Number of the word / term Spear in 2 Chronicles: 5

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:21 And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out.”Nehemiah 4:21

Number of the word / term Spear in Nehemiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Job

Job 39:23 Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.Job 39:23

Job 41:26 When a sword catches up with him, it will not be able to settle in, nor a spear, nor a breastplate.Job 41:26

Job 41:29 He will treat the hammer as if it were stubble, and he will ridicule those who brandish the spear.Job 41:29

Number of the word / term Spear in Job: 3

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 9:6 The spears of the enemy have failed in the end, and their cities, you have destroyed. Their memory has perished with a loud noise.Psalm 9:6

Psalm 17:13 Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.Psalm 17:13

Psalm 22:20 O God, rescue my soul from the spear, and my only one from the hand of the dog.Psalm 22:20

Psalm 35:3 Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”Psalm 35:3

Number of the word / term Spear in Psalm: 4

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 2:4 And he will judge the nations, and he will rebuke many peoples. And they shall forge their swords into plowshares, and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they continue to train for battle.Isaiah 2:4

Number of the word / term Spear in Isaiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 38:4 And I will turn you around, and I will place a bit in your jaws. And I will lead you away, with all your army, the horses and the horsemen all clothed in armor, a great multitude, equipped with spears and light shields and swords,Ezekiel 38:4

Ezekiel 39:9 And the inhabitants from the cities of Israel will go forth, and they will kindle and burn the weapons, the shields and the spears, the bows and the arrows, and the staff and the lance. And they will kindle fires with them for seven years.Ezekiel 39:9

Number of the word / term Spear in Ezekiel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Joel

Joel 3:10 Cut your ploughs into swords and your hoes into spears. Let the weak say, ‘For I am strong.’Joel 3:10

Number of the word / term Spear in Joel: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Micah

Micah 4:3 And he will judge among the many peoples, and he will correct strong nations, even from afar. And they will cut up their swords into plows, and their spears into hoes. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will no longer learn to wage war.Micah 4:3

Micah 5:6 And they will graze on the land of Assur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with its spears; and he will free us from Assur, when he will come into our land, and when he will trample our borders.Micah 5:6

Number of the word / term Spear in Micah: 2

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Nahum

Nahum 3:3 and of the flashing sword and the shining spear, and of a multitude executed and a grievous ruination. Neither is there an end to the dead bodies, and they will fall down upon their dead bodies.Nahum 3:3

Number of the word / term Spear in Nahum: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and the moon have stood firm in their dwelling place; with the light of your arrows, they shall go forth in the splendor of your flashing spear.Habakkuk 3:11

Number of the word / term Spear in Habakkuk: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Zechariah

Zechariah 13:7 Awake, O spear, against my shepherd and against the man that clings to me, says the Lord of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand to the little ones.Zechariah 13:7

Number of the word / term Spear in Zechariah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Spear’ in the book Revelation

Revelation 2:12 And to the Angel of the Church of Pergamus write: Thus says he who holds the sharp two-edged spear:Revelation 2:12

Number of the word / term ‘Spear’ in Revelation: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 50

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