From Nave’s Topical Bible
Steel
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.
- 4Passages listed
- 4Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Bows of2 Samuel 22:35Job 20:24Psalms 18:34
- Strength ofJeremiah 15:12
- In each of the above references, the R. V. renders the translation as "brass."
The passages, in Bible order (4)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 4 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 2 Samuel 22:35
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:351 voice
And this ingenuity was as good as strength, for it follows, "so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms, " not so much by main force as by dexterity), and very vigorous and valiant. ( Thou hast girded me with strength to battle,
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
- Job 20:24
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Commentary on Job 20:241 voice
He shall flee from the iron weapon - Or, “Though he should flee from the iron armor, the brazen bow should strike him through.” So that yf he fle the yron weapens, he shal be shott with the stele bow - Coverdale. That is, he shall most certainly perish: all kinds of deaths await him.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
- Psalms 18:34
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Commentary on Psalms 18:341 voice
"He teacheth my hands to war." Martial prowess and skill in the use of weapons are gratefully acknowledged to be the result of divine teaching; no sacrifice is offered at the shrine of self in praise of natural dexterity, or acquired skilfulness; but, regarding all warlike prowess as a gift of heavenly favour, thankfulness is presented to the Giver. The Holy Spirit is the great Drillmaster of heavenly soldiers. "So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms."
Charles Spurgeon· The Treasury of David, Vol. 1, 1869
- Jeremiah 15:12
Can anyone smash iron—iron from the north—or bronze?
Commentary on Jeremiah 15:122 voices
The northern iron - As the northern iron and steel is the hardest, and no iron could break that, so God having edged and hardened their enemies, the Chaldeans, all opposition to them would signify nothing.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? - Shall our weak forces be able to oppose and overcome the powers of the Chaldeans? נחשת nechasheth, which we here translate steel, property signifies brass or copper united with tin, which gives it much hardness, and enables it to bear a good edge.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical