David’s Mighty Warriors

These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

Abishai the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

Then he gave the commanders the spears and shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of the Lord.

this is the list of David’s mighty warriors: Jashobeam, a Hakmonite, was chief of the officers; he raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.

Abishai the brother of Joab was chief of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed, and so he became as famous as the Three.

And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were brave warriors, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear. Their faces were the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles in the mountains.

from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;

from Naphtali—1,000 officers, together with 37,000 men carrying shields and spears;

In another battle with the Philistines, Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.

He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.

Then he gave the commanders of units of a hundred the spears and the large and small shields that had belonged to King David and that were in the temple of God.

Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield.

Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.

Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.

From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah

So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

The quiver rattles against its side, along with the flashing spear and lance.

Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears?

The sword that reaches it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.

Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”

He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.