From Nave’s Topical Bible
Arrow
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 30Passages listed
- 15Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- (A weapon)
- Used in huntingGenesis 21:20Genesis 27:3
- Used in war1 Samuel 31:32 Samuel 22:151 Kings 22:342 Kings 19:32Psalms 7:13Isaiah 22:3Jeremiah 51:3
- Divination byEzekiel 21:21
- Shot by Jonathan as a sign to David1 Samuel 20:20–42
- Shot by Joash as a sign against the Syrians2 Kings 13:14–19
- FIGURATIVENumbers 24:8Deuteronomy 32:23Deuteronomy 32:42Job 6:4Psalms 11:2Psalms 21:12Psalms 38:2Psalms 45:5Psalms 57:4Psalms 58:7Psalms 91:5Psalms 120:4Psalms 144:6Proverbs 25:18Lamentations 3:12Lamentations 3:13Ezekiel 5:16Habakkuk 3:11
The passages, in Bible order (30)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 21:20
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
Commentary on Genesis 21:201 voice
And God was with the lad,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 27:3
Take your weapons—your quiver and bow—and go out into the field to hunt some game for me.
Commentary on Genesis 27:31 voice
The fact that the prophet asks Esau for food by giving him an order signifies the call that the Word addresses to the first people when he asks them for the fruit of the works of justice, that justice which was considered to be a nourishment for the Father. In fact, the words "go out to the field, and hunt game for me" signify worldly life.
Hippolytus of Rome· ON THE BLESSINGS OF ISAAC AND JACOB 3, 235Patristic
- Numbers 24:8
God brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
Commentary on Numbers 24:81 voice
The oracle in the previously quoted prophecy, in saying that the Lord would come into Egypt, foretold the journey of our Lord Jesus Christ when he went into Egypt with his parents. Here we have the prophecy of his return from Egypt in its natural order, when he came back with his parents into the land of Israel, in the words "God led him out of Egypt."
Eusebius of Caesarea· PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 8.3, 339Patristic
- Deuteronomy 32:23
I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them.
Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:231 voice
The Divinity is not angry, as some suppose, but when he makes so many threats he is only making an appeal and showing humankind the things that are to be accomplished. Such a procedure is surely good, for it instills fear to keep us away from sin.
Clement of Alexandria· The Instructor Book 1, 215Patristic
- Deuteronomy 32:42
I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh— the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”
Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:421 voice
The sword of God consumes flesh, because at the last judgment his sentence slays those who think carnally.
Paterius· EXPOSITION OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, DEUTERONOMY 25, 606Patristic
- 1 Samuel 20:20–42
I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 20:20–421 voice
And I will send three arrows near him, etc. And I, the Church says to the Lord, with you dwelling in the hearts of the perfect, will send preachers of the holy and undivided Trinity, who, with wings of virtues, will be quick-flying, penetrating with …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 1 Samuel 31:3
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 31:31 voice
The entire weight of the battle turned upon Saul, etc. The gentiles were exerting all their strength to destroy the kingdom of Judea. And men most adept in the arts of deception drew near to him, and the leaders of that kingdom were severely seduced …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 2 Samuel 22:15
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
- 1 Kings 22:34
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Commentary on 1 Kings 22:341 voice
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture,.... Not aiming at the king of Israel, or knowing whereabout he was.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Kings 13:14–19
When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
Commentary on 2 Kings 13:14–191 voice
"Now when Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he was to die, King Joash of Israel went down to him and wept before him, crying, "My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And Jehu, king of Israel, died, …
Ephrem the Syrian· ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 13:14-19, 373Patristic
- 2 Kings 19:32
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
Commentary on 2 Kings 19:321 voice
He shall not, etc. - Here follow the fullest proofs that Jerusalem shall not be taken by the Assyrians. 1. He shall not come into this city; 2. He shall not be able to get so near as to shoot an arrow into it; 3. He shall not be able to bring an army before it, 4. Nor shall he be able to raise any redoubt or mound against it; 5. No; not even an Assyrian shield shall be seen in the country; not even a foraging party shall come near the city.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Commentary on Job 6:41 voice
MORAL INTERPRETATION The holy Man, longing for the coming of the Redeemer under the name of a 'balance,' whilst he opens his mind in discourse, instructs us to earnestness of life; whilst he tells his own tale, marks some things that belong to us; whilst he brings forward what we are to acknowledge concerning himself, strengthens unto life us that be trembling and weak.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job, Book VII, 604Patristic
- Psalms 7:13
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
Commentary on Psalms 7:131 voice
Just as men who are polishing up their arms indicate by this action the attack in war, so Scripture, wishing to bespeak a movement of God toward vengeance, says that he polishes his sword. "He has bent his bow." … There is no bowstring that stretches the bow of God, but a punitive power, now strained tight, again loosened. Scripture threatens the sinner that future punishments are prepared for him, if he remains in his sin.
Basil of Caesarea· HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 11:7 (PS 7), 379Patristic
- Psalms 11:2
For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
- Psalms 21:12
For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Commentary on Psalms 21:121 voice
"Turned away" [is] an expression properly applied to the sinner, for "Cain went out from the face of the Lord," and the psalmist says, "You will make them turn their back." One who is righteous does not turn away from the Lord but runs to meet him and says, "My eyes are ever toward the Lord." And when the Lord said, "Whom shall I send?" Isaiah offered himself of his own accord and said, "Behold, here I am."
Ambrose of Milan· On Joseph the Patriarch, Chapter 3, 397Patristic
- Psalms 38:2
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Show the other 14 passages, book by book ▾
Proverbs1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah1
Lamentations2
Ezekiel2
Habakkuk1