Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5612 weapons

5612 weapons

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Instruments of warfare. God's people are to trust in him rather than in weapons. Scripture speaks of a day when weapons will become instruments of peace. The term is also used metaphorically.

Weapons of warfare

1 Chronicles 12:23,33; Nehemiah 4:16-18 See also Genesis 49:5; 1 Samuel 8:12; Samuel 17:45,54; Samuel 21:8; 2 Samuel 1:27; 2 Kings 11:8 pp 2 Chronicles 23:7; 2 Kings 11:11 pp 2 Chronicles 23:10; 1 Chronicles 12:34-37; 2 Chronicles 32:5; Nehemiah 4:23; Ezekiel 26:7-11; Ezekiel 32:27; John 18:3

Trust in God rather than in weapons

Psalm 20:7-8; Isaiah 31:1 See also Deuteronomy 1:41-44; Deuteronomy 20:1; 1 Samuel 17:45-47; 2 Chronicles 20:20-24; 2 C 7-8; Psalm 33:16-19; Psalm 76:3; Psalm 147:10-11; Proverbs 21:31; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Isaiah 22:8-11; Isaiah 54:16-17; Zechariah 4:6

A day when weapons of war will become instruments of peace

Isaiah 2:4 pp Micah 4:3 See also Psalm 46:9; Isaiah 9:5; Ezekiel 39:7-10; Hosea 2:18; Zechariah 9:10

Weapons used metaphorically by God

Isaiah 59:15-18; Jeremiah 50:25 See also Psalm 7:11-13; Isaiah 13:5; Jeremiah 51:20; Ezekiel 9:1-8

Weapons used metaphorically by Christians

2 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 6:11-17 See also Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:8