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In ancient times, the sword was a primary instrument of warfare and personal defense, often mentioned in the context of battles, divine judgment, and spiritual warfare. Old Testament Usage In the Old Testament, the sword is frequently associated with warfare and divine retribution. <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> describes the cherubim and a flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life after Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden. This imagery underscores the sword's role as a tool of divine protection and judgment. The sword is also a symbol of military power and conquest. In <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13</a>, Joshua encounters a man with a drawn sword, identified as the commander of the LORD's army, signifying divine support in Israel's military endeavors. The sword is often mentioned in the context of Israel's battles against its enemies, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">1 Samuel 17:51</a>, where David uses Goliath's own sword to defeat him. Prophets frequently use the sword metaphorically to convey God's impending judgment. In <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a>, the sword of the LORD is described as being filled with blood, symbolizing divine wrath against the nations. Similarly, <a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-10</a> speaks of a sharpened sword prepared for slaughter, illustrating the certainty and severity of God's judgment. New Testament Usage In the New Testament, the sword continues to hold significant symbolic meaning. Jesus Himself refers to the sword in <a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34</a>, saying, "Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." This statement highlights the divisive nature of His message, which would separate believers from non-believers, even within families. The sword is also a metaphor for the Word of God. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> states, "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword." This passage emphasizes the penetrating power of Scripture to discern thoughts and intentions, illustrating its role in spiritual discernment and conviction. In <a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a>, the Apostle Paul instructs believers to take "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God," as part of the full armor of God. This metaphorical use underscores the importance of Scripture in spiritual warfare, equipping believers to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. Symbolism and Themes The sword symbolizes both judgment and protection throughout the biblical narrative. It serves as an instrument of divine justice, as seen in the hands of angels or as a metaphor for God's Word. The dual nature of the sword—capable of both defending and dividing—reflects the complex interplay of justice, righteousness, and truth in God's dealings with humanity. The sword's presence in both literal and metaphorical contexts throughout Scripture highlights its enduring significance as a symbol of power, authority, and divine intervention. Whether in the hands of warriors or as a representation of God's Word, the sword remains a potent emblem of the spiritual and moral battles faced by believers.<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div>Sword[<a href="../a/arms.htm">ARMS, ARMOR</a>]<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (<a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/21-27.htm">1 Chronicles 21:27</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/149 .htm">Psalm 149:6 </a><a href="/proverbs/5-4.htm">Proverbs 5:4</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Ezek. 16:40</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">21:3</a>-5).It is a symbol of divine chastisement (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25</a>; <a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">78:62</a>), and of a slanderous tongue (<a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Psalm 57:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">64:3</a>; <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Proverbs 12:18</a>). The word of God is likened also to a sword (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>; <a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a>; <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a>). Gideon's watchword was, "The sword of the Lord" (<a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Judges 7:20</a>). <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.2. (n.) Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.3. (n.) Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.4. (n.) The military power of a country.5. (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>SWORDsord. See <a href="../a/armor.htm">ARMOR, III, 5</a>.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3162.htm">3162. machaira -- a short sword or dagger</a> ... a short sword or dagger. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: machaira Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ahee-rah) Short Definition: a sword Definition: a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3162.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/4501b.htm">4501b. rhomphaia -- a large broad sword, generally a sword</a> ... 4501a, 4501b. rhomphaia. 4502 . a large broad sword, generally a sword. Transliteration: rhomphaia Short Definition: sword. Word ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4501b.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/4685.htm">4685. spao -- to draw (a sword)</a> ... to draw (a sword). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: spao Phonetic Spelling: (spah'-o) Short Definition: I draw (as a sword) Definition: I draw (as a sword ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4685.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4501.htm">4501. rhomphaia -- Rompha, Rephan, the name of an Eg. god</a> ... god. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: rhomphaia Phonetic Spelling: (hrom-fah'-yah) Short Definition: a sword, piercing grief Definition: a sword ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4501.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1366.htm">1366. distomos -- double-mouthed, two-edged</a> ... Adjective Transliteration: distomos Phonetic Spelling: (dis'-tom-os) Short Definition: two-edged Definition: (lit: twain-mouthed; hence: of a sword, as a ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1366.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3960.htm">3960. patasso -- to beat (of the heart), to strike</a> ... of Speech: Verb Transliteration: patasso Phonetic Spelling: (pat-as'-so) Short Definition: I strike Definition: I smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3960.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/2918.htm">2918. krinon -- a lily</a> ... Spelling: (kree'-non) Short Definition: a lily Definition: a lily growing wild, variously identified with the red anemone, the whole lily, the sword lily. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2918.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/4750.htm">4750. stoma -- the mouth</a> ... Transliteration: stoma Phonetic Spelling: (stom'-a) Short Definition: the mouth, speech Definition: the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4750.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/645.htm">645. apospao -- to draw off, draw away</a> ... From apo and spao; to drag forth, ie (literally) unsheathe (a sword), or relatively (with a degree of force implied) retire (personally or factiously) -- (with ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/645.htm - 6k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2719.htm">2719. chereb -- a sword</a> ... 2718, 2719. chereb. 2720 . a sword. Transliteration: chereb Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-reb) Short Definition: sword. Word Origin ... /hebrew/2719.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6609.htm">6609. pethichah -- a drawn sword</a> ... pethichah or pethichah. 6610 . a drawn sword. Transliteration: pethichah or pethichah Phonetic Spelling: (peth-ee-khaw') Short Definition: swords. ... drawn sword. ... /hebrew/6609.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5325.htm">5325. nitstsab -- haft, hilt (of a sword)</a> ... 5324, 5325. nitstsab. 5326 . haft, hilt (of a sword). Transliteration: nitstsab Phonetic Spelling: (nits-twawb') Short Definition: handle. ... /hebrew/5325.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1300.htm">1300. baraq -- lightning</a> ... bright, glittering sword, lightning. From baraq; lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword -- bright, glitter(-ing sword), lightning. ... /hebrew/1300.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7973.htm">7973. shelach -- a missile, weapon, sprout</a> ... weapons (1). dart, plant, put off, sword, weapon. From shalach; a missile of attack, ie Spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth ... /hebrew/7973.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7524.htm">7524. retsach -- a shattering</a> ... slaughter, sword. From ratsach; a crushing; specifically, a murder-cry -- slaughter, sword. see HEBREW ratsach. 7523, 7524. retsach. 7525 . Strong's Numbers /hebrew/7524.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5084.htm">5084. nadan -- a sheath</a> ... Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a sheath NASB Word Usage sheath (1). sheath. Of uncertain derivation; a sheath (of a sword) -- sheath. 5083, 5084. ... /hebrew/5084.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/19.htm">19. ibchah -- slaughter</a> ... point. From an unused root (apparently meaning to turn); brandishing of a sword -- point. 18, 19. ibchah. 20 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/19.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/4380.htm">4380. mekerah -- (probably some kind of) weapon</a> ... habitation. Probably from the same as kuwr in the sense of stabbing; a sword -- habitation. see HEBREW kuwr. 4379, 4380. mekerah. 4381 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/4380.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2717c.htm">2717c. charab -- to attack, smite down</a> ... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to attack, smite down NASB Word Usage put (1), slay (1), surely fought together (1), sword (1). 2717b, 2717c. ... /hebrew/2717c.htm - 5k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_h/the_sword_of_the_lord.htm">The Sword of the Lord</a> ... THE SWORD OF THE LORD. 'O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the sword of the lord.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_ephesians_peter/the_sword_of_the_spirit.htm">'The Sword of the Spirit'</a> ... EPHESIANS 'THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT'. 'The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.'"Ephesians 6:17. We reach here the last ... /.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the sword of the spirit.htm<a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/the_sword_of_the_spirit.htm">The Sword of the Spirit</a> ... The Sword of the Spirit. A Sermon ... At the [19]Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. "Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.""Ephesians 6:17. ... /.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the sword of the spirit.htm<a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_john/36_christ_as_a_sword.htm">Christ as a Sword.</a> ... Book I. 36. Christ as a Sword. The texts of the New Testament, which we have discussed, are things said by Himself about Himself. ... /.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of john/36 christ as a sword.htm<a href="/library/peabody/mornings_in_the_college_chapel/xxxv_the_sword_of_the.htm">The Sword of the Spirit</a> ... XXXV THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. Ephesians vi.14-17. ... He wins his victory without striking a blow when he wields the sword of the Spirit. ... /.../peabody/mornings in the college chapel/xxxv the sword of the.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/a_battle_without_a_sword.htm">A Battle Without a Sword</a> ... THE BOOK OF JUDGES A BATTLE WITHOUT A SWORD. 'And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a battle without a sword.htm<a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_from_the_morningland/i_will_not_yield_my.htm">I Will not Yield My Sword,</a> ... ASPIRATIONS I will not yield my sword,. tr., John Brownlie 6,6,8,6. I. I will not yield my sword,. I will not bow the knee,. But I would hear the blessed word. ... /.../brownlie/hymns from the morningland/i will not yield my.htm<a href="/library/schleiermacher/selected_sermons_of_schleiermacher/xvii_christ_bringing_a_sword.htm">Christ Bringing a Sword.</a> ... XVII. CHRIST BRINGING A SWORD. (Christmas Sermon.) ... TEXT: Matthew 10:34. "Think not that I came to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.". ... /.../selected sermons of schleiermacher/xvii christ bringing a sword.htm<a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_of_the_russian_church/vi_i_will_not_yield.htm">I Will not Yield My Sword,</a> ... MISCELLANEOUS VI I will not yield my sword,. 6,6,8,6. I will not yield my sword,. I will not bow the knee,. But I would hear the blessed word. ... /.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/vi i will not yield.htm<a href="/library/unknown/recognitions_of_clement_/chapter_iv_not_peace_but_a.htm">Not Peace, but a Sword.</a> ... Book VI. Chapter IV."Not Peace, But a Sword. ... And therefore He who has sent us said again, I am not come to send peace on earth, but a sword.' [779]. ... /.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter iv not peace but a.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword (427 Occurrences)</a> ... The word of God is likened also to a sword (Hebrews 4:12; Ephesians 6:17; Revelation 1:16). Gideon's watchword was, "The sword of the Lord" (Judges 7:20). ... /s/sword.htm - 43k<a href="/topical/s/sword-dance.htm">Sword-dance (1 Occurrence)</a> Sword-dance. Sword, Sword-dance. Swords . Multi-Version Concordance Sword-dance (1 Occurrence). Song of Songs 6:13 Come ... /s/sword-dance.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/s/sword-stroke.htm">Sword-stroke (1 Occurrence)</a> Sword-stroke. Swordsmen, Sword-stroke. Swore . Multi-Version Concordance Sword-stroke (1 Occurrence). Revelation 13:14 ... /s/sword-stroke.htm - 6k<a href="/topical/s/sheath.htm">Sheath (11 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. ... sheth. See SWORD. ... /s/sheath.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/a/armor-bearer.htm">Armor-bearer (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 54), and when King Saul's armor-bearer refused to do this office for him that he might not become the prisoner of the Philistines, he took a sword himself and ... /a/armor-bearer.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/a/armourbearer.htm">Armourbearer (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him ... /a/armourbearer.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/a/armour-bearer.htm">Armour-bearer (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him ... /a/armour-bearer.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/s/sharpened.htm">Sharpened (13 Occurrences)</a> ... Deuteronomy 32:41 If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense ... /s/sharpened.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/s/scabbard.htm">Scabbard (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger. ... Jeremiah 47:6 You sword of Yahweh, how long will it be before you be quiet? ... /s/scabbard.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/b/bearer.htm">Bearer (23 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him ... /b/bearer.htm - 14k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/live-die-by-the-sword.html">What does it mean to live by the sword and die by the sword? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/sword-of-the-Spirit.html">What is the sword of the Spirit? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-sword.html">What did Jesus mean by coming to bring a sword in Matthew 10:34-36? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/sword.htm">Sword: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Sword (427 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/10-34.htm">Matthew 10:34</a> "Don't think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn't come to send peace, but a sword. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/26-51.htm">Matthew 26:51</a> Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a> Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Mark 14:47</a> But a certain one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/2-35.htm">Luke 2:35</a> Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/22-36.htm">Luke 22:36</a> Then he said to them, "But now, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet. Whoever has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/luke/22-49.htm">Luke 22:49</a> When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said to him, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/18-10.htm">John 18:10</a> Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/john/18-11.htm">John 18:11</a> Jesus therefore said to Peter, "Put the sword into its sheath. The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not surely drink it?" (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/12-2.htm">Acts 12:2</a> He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Acts 16:27</a> The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35</a> Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Romans 13:4</a> for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a> And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the spoken word of God; (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Hebrews 11:34</a> quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a> They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a> He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/2-12.htm">Revelation 2:12</a> "To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: "He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things: (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/2-16.htm">Revelation 2:16</a> Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/6-4.htm">Revelation 6:4</a> Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a> And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on it, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a> If anyone has captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Revelation 13:14</a> He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a> Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a> The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came forth out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Genesis 3:24</a> So he drove out the man; and he placed Cherubs at the east of the garden of Eden, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a> By your sword will you live, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you shall shake his yoke from off your neck." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/31-26.htm">Genesis 31:26</a> Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have deceived me, and carried away my daughters like captives of the sword? (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25</a> It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Genesis 34:26</a> They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went away. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Genesis 48:22</a> Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/5-3.htm">Exodus 5:3</a> They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Exodus 5:21</a> and they said to them, "May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Exodus 15:9</a> The enemy said,'I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the spoil. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Exodus 17:13</a> Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4</a> The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Exodus 22:24</a> and my wrath will grow hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/32-27.htm">Exodus 32:27</a> He said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel,'Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.'" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Leviticus 26:6</a> "'I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and no one will make you afraid; and I will remove evil animals out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7</a> You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Leviticus 26:8</a> Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a> I will bring a sword upon you, that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; and you will be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-36.htm">Leviticus 26:36</a> "'As for those of you who are left, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies: and the sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight; and they shall flee, as one flees from the sword; and they will fall when no one pursues. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm">Leviticus 26:37</a> They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues: and you will have no power to stand before your enemies. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Numbers 14:3</a> Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/14-43.htm">Numbers 14:43</a> For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you shall fall by the sword: because you are turned back from following Yahweh, therefore Yahweh will not be with you." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Numbers 19:16</a> "Whoever in the open field touches one who is slain with a sword, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18</a> And a clean person is to take hyssop and put it in the water, shaking it over the tent, and all the vessels, and the people who were there, and over him by whom the bone, or the body of one who has been put to death with the sword, or the body of one who has come to his end by a natural death, or the resting-place was touched. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/20-18.htm">Numbers 20:18</a> Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Numbers 21:24</a> Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/22-23.htm">Numbers 22:23</a> The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the donkey turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam struck the donkey, to turn her into the way. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/22-29.htm">Numbers 22:29</a> Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Numbers 22:31</a> Then Yahweh opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/31-8.htm">Numbers 31:8</a> They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/numbers/35-20.htm">Numbers 35:20</a> If in his hate he put a sword through him, or waiting secretly for him sent a spear or stone at him, causing his death; (BBE)<a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Deuteronomy 13:15</a> you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/20-13.htm">Deuteronomy 20:13</a> and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22</a> Yahweh will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. (WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Deuteronomy 32:25</a> Outside the sword shall bereave, and in the chambers, terror; on both young man and virgin, The suckling with the gray-haired man. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41</a> if I whet my glittering sword, My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to my adversaries, and will recompense those who hate me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42</a> I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a> You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">Joshua 5:13</a> It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him, and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Joshua 6:21</a> They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Joshua 8:24</a> It happened, when Israel had made an end of killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness in which they pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned to Ai, and struck it with the edge of the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Joshua 10:28</a> Joshua took Makkedah on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king. He utterly destroyed them and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining. He did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-30.htm">Joshua 10:30</a> Yahweh delivered it also, with its king, into the hand of Israel. He struck it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining in it. He did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-32.htm">Joshua 10:32</a> Yahweh delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel. He took it on the second day, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with all the souls who were in it, according to all that he had done to Libnah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Joshua 10:35</a> They took it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37</a> They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Joshua 10:39</a> He took it, with its king and all its cities. They struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining. As he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to its king; as he had done also to Libnah, and to its king. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Joshua 11:10</a> Joshua turned back at that time, and took Hazor, and struck its king with the sword: for Hazor used to be the head of all those kingdoms. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-11.htm">Joshua 11:11</a> They struck all the souls who were in it with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them. There was no one left who breathed. He burnt Hazor with fire. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-12.htm">Joshua 11:12</a> Joshua captured all the cities of those kings, with their kings, and he struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them; as Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/11-14.htm">Joshua 11:14</a> The children of Israel took all the spoil of these cities, with the livestock, as spoils for themselves; but every man they struck with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them. They didn't leave any who breathed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/13-22.htm">Joshua 13:22</a> The children of Israel alse killed Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, with the sword, among the rest of their slain. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/19-47.htm">Joshua 19:47</a> The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/joshua/24-12.htm">Joshua 24:12</a> I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judges 1:8</a> The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/1-10.htm">Judges 1:10</a> And Caleb went against the Canaanites of Hebron: (now in earlier times Hebron was named Kiriath-arba:) and he put Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai to the sword. (BBE)<a href="/judges/1-25.htm">Judges 1:25</a> He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Judges 3:16</a> Ehud made him a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he girded it under his clothing on his right thigh. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/3-21.htm">Judges 3:21</a> Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his body: (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Judges 3:22</a> and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/3-29.htm">Judges 3:29</a> At that time they put about ten thousand men of Moab to the sword, every strong man and every man of war; not a man got away. (BBE)<a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15</a> Yahweh confused Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Judges 4:16</a> But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Judges 7:14</a> His fellow answered, "This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Judges 7:18</a> When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. (KJV WBS)<a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Judges 7:20</a> The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they shouted, "The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a> They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10</a> Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/8-20.htm">Judges 8:20</a> He said to Jether his firstborn, "Get up, and kill them!" But the youth didn't draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/9-40.htm">Judges 9:40</a> And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town. (BBE)<a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a> Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him.' His young man thrust him through, and he died." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Judges 11:33</a> And he made an attack on them from Aroer all the way to Minnith, overrunning twenty towns, as far as Abel-cheramim, and put great numbers to the sword. So the children of Ammon were crushed before the children of Israel. (BBE)<a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Judges 18:27</a> They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/20-2.htm">Judges 20:2</a> The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/concordance/s/sword2.htm"></a><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/s/sword.htm">Sword</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_of_judgments.htm">Sword of Judgments</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_of_the_malicious_tongue.htm">Sword of the Malicious Tongue</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_of_war.htm">Sword of War</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_used_by_gideon.htm">Sword used by Gideon</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_used_by_goliath.htm">Sword used by Goliath</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword_used_by_peter.htm">Sword used by Peter</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword--david's_army_equipped_with.htm">Sword: David's Army Equipped With</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword--made_of_plowshares.htm">Sword: Made of Plowshares</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword--symbolical.htm">Sword: Symbolical</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword--to_be_beaten_into_plowshares.htm">Sword: To be Beaten Into Plowshares</a><a href="/topical/naves/s/sword--two-edged.htm">Sword: Two-Edged</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_in_time_of_peace_made_into_plough_shares.htm">The Sword in Time of Peace Made Into Plough Shares</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_in_time_of_war,_plough_shares_made_into.htm">The Sword in Time of War, Plough Shares Made Into</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_deep_mental_affliction.htm">The Sword of Deep Mental Affliction</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_false_witnesses.htm">The Sword of False Witnesses</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_judicial_authority.htm">The Sword of Judicial Authority</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_persecuting_spirit_of_the_wicked.htm">The Sword of Persecuting Spirit of the Wicked</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_severe_and_heavy_calamities.htm">The Sword of Severe and Heavy Calamities</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_end_of_the_wicked.htm">The Sword of the End of the Wicked</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_justice_of_god.htm">The Sword of the Justice of God</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_protection_of_god.htm">The Sword of the Protection of God</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_tongue_of_the_wicked.htm">The Sword of the Tongue of the Wicked</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_wicked.htm">The Sword of the Wicked</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_word_of_christ.htm">The Sword of the Word of Christ</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_the_word_of_god.htm">The Sword of the Word of God</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_of_war_and_contention.htm">The Sword of War and Contention</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_brandished_over_the_head.htm">The Sword was Brandished Over the Head</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_one_of_god's_four_sore_judgments.htm">The Sword was One of God's Four Sore Judgments</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_pointed.htm">The Sword was Pointed</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_thrust_through_enemies.htm">The Sword was Thrust Through Enemies</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_by_heathen_nations.htm">The Sword was Used by Heathen Nations</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_by_the_jews.htm">The Sword was Used by the Jews</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_by_the_patriarchs.htm">The Sword was Used by the Patriarchs</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_for_destruction_of_enemies.htm">The Sword was Used for Destruction of Enemies</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_for_punishing_criminals.htm">The Sword was Used for Punishing Criminals</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used_for_self-defence.htm">The Sword was Used for Self-Defence</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword_was_used--sometimes_for_self-destruction.htm">The Sword was Used: Sometimes for Self-Destruction</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--(drawing_of)_of_war_and_destruction.htm">The Sword: (Drawing of) of War and Destruction</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--(living_by)_of_rapine.htm">The Sword: (Living By) of Rapine</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--(not_departing_from_one's_house)_of_perpetual_calamity.htm">The Sword: (Not Departing from One's House) of Perpetual Calamity</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--(putting,_into_its_sheath)_peace_and_friendship.htm">The Sword: (Putting, Into Its Sheath) Peace and Friendship</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--bright.htm">The Sword: Bright</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--carried_in_a_sheath_or_scabbard.htm">The Sword: Carried in a Sheath or Scabbard</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--frequently_had_two_edges.htm">The Sword: Frequently had Two Edges</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--glittering.htm">The Sword: Glittering</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--hebrews_early_acquainted_with_making_of.htm">The Sword: Hebrews Early Acquainted With Making of</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--hurtful.htm">The Sword: Hurtful</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--often_sent_as_a_punishment.htm">The Sword: Often Sent As a Punishment</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--often_threatened_as_a_punishment.htm">The Sword: Often Threatened As a Punishment</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--oppressive.htm">The Sword: Oppressive</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--probable_origin.htm">The Sword: Probable Origin</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--sharp.htm">The Sword: Sharp</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--sharpened_and_furbished_before_going_to_war.htm">The Sword: Sharpened and Furbished Before Going to War</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--suspended_from_the_girdle.htm">The Sword: Suspended from the Girdle</a><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_sword--those_slain_by,_communicated_ceremonial_uncleanness.htm">The Sword: Those Slain By, Communicated Ceremonial Uncleanness</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/s/sword-dance.htm">Sword-dance (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/s/sword-stroke.htm">Sword-stroke (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/s/sheath.htm">Sheath (11 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/armor-bearer.htm">Armor-bearer (15 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/armourbearer.htm">Armourbearer (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/armour-bearer.htm">Armour-bearer (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sharpened.htm">Sharpened (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/scabbard.htm">Scabbard (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bearer.htm">Bearer (23 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/k/killing.htm">Killing (41 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/swords.htm">Swords (50 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/armorbearer.htm">Armorbearer (11 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/childless.htm">Childless (25 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/assyrian.htm">Assyrian (18 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/swordsmen.htm">Swordsmen (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/consumption.htm">Consumption (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/belt.htm">Belt (32 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/bereaved.htm">Bereaved (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/abuse.htm">Abuse (17 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/slaying.htm">Slaying (21 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sucklings.htm">Sucklings (18 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/slaughtering.htm">Slaughtering (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/survive.htm">Survive (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/survivor.htm">Survivor (18 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/survivors.htm">Survivors (49 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/k/knife.htm">Knife (10 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/companion.htm">Companion (44 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/attackers.htm">Attackers (41 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/swept.htm">Swept (43 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/spears.htm">Spears (25 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/arrow.htm">Arrow (34 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/spear.htm">Spear (55 Occurrences)</a><a 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