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The sling consisted of a pouch attached to two cords, and it was swung in a circular motion before releasing one of the cords to launch the projectile. Slingers played a significant role in ancient warfare and are mentioned in several biblical accounts.<br><br><b>Historical Context and Usage</b><br><br>The sling was a common weapon in the ancient Near East, valued for its simplicity and effectiveness. It required minimal resources to construct and could be wielded by individuals of various ages and physical abilities. Slingers were often part of the light infantry in ancient armies, providing support to heavier troops by disrupting enemy formations and targeting key individuals from a distance.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>One of the most famous biblical accounts involving a slinger is the account of David and Goliath. David, a young shepherd, faced the Philistine giant Goliath armed only with a sling and five smooth stones. In <a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">1 Samuel 17:49</a> , it is recorded: "Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground." This account highlights the sling's potential to be a deadly weapon in the hands of a skilled user.<br><br>Another reference to slingers is found in the account of the Benjamites, who were renowned for their proficiency with the sling. <a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Judges 20:16</a> notes: "Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select left-handed men, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss." This passage underscores the precision and skill that could be achieved with rigorous training.<br><br><b>Military Significance</b><br><br>Slingers were often deployed in battle to harass and weaken enemy forces before a direct confrontation. Their ability to strike from a distance made them valuable assets in both offensive and defensive operations. The effectiveness of slingers depended on their accuracy, speed, and the element of surprise, allowing them to inflict significant damage on enemy troops.<br><br><b>Symbolic and Spiritual Implications</b><br><br>The use of the sling in the Bible also carries symbolic and spiritual implications. David's victory over Goliath with a sling is often interpreted as a demonstration of faith and divine intervention. It serves as a reminder that God can use seemingly insignificant means to achieve great victories, emphasizing the importance of faith and reliance on divine strength rather than human might.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>Slingers, though often overlooked, played a crucial role in biblical narratives and ancient warfare. Their skill and precision with the sling made them formidable opponents, and their accounts continue to inspire lessons of faith, courage, and the power of God working through humble means.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7051.htm"><span class="l">7051. qalla -- slinger</span></a><br><b>...</b> slinger. Transliteration: qalla Phonetic Spelling: (kal-law') Short Definition:<br> <b>slingers</b>. Word Origin from qala Definition slinger NASB Word Usage <b>slingers</b> (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7051.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_25_1879/how_to_read_the_bible.htm"><span class="l">How to Read the Bible</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I have heard that the mothers in the Balearic Isles, in the old times, who wanted<br> to bring their boys up to be good <b>slingers</b>, would put their dinners up above <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 25 1879/how to read the bible.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_7_vespasian_when_he.htm"><span class="l">Vespasian, when He had Taken the City Gadaea Marches to Jotapata. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> But when Vespasian had set against them the archers and <b>slingers</b>, and the whole<br> multitude that could throw to a great distance, he permitted them to go to work <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 7 vespasian when he.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bacheller/vergilius/chapter_11_the_dark_was.htm"><span class="l">The Dark was Lifting as Vergilius Entered the Field of Mars. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "For a time, at least, Rome will be dear to him.". There were forty men riding<br> in the troop, all lancers, saving a few <b>slingers</b> and bowmen. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bacheller/vergilius/chapter 11 the dark was.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_7_how_pompey_had.htm"><span class="l">How Pompey had the City of Jerusalem Delivered up to Him but Took <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> high towers upon the bank, and brought those engines which they had fetched from<br> Tyre near to the wall, and tried to batter it down; and the <b>slingers</b> of stones <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 7 how pompey had.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_1_the_siege_and.htm"><span class="l">The Siege and Taking of Gamala.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and was endeavoring to speak to those that were on the walls about a surrender,<br> he was hit with a stone on his right elbow by one of the <b>slingers</b>; he was then <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 1 the siege and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dionysius/the_works_of_dionysius/iii_a_refutation_on_the.htm"><span class="l">A Refutation on the Ground of the Constitution of the Universe.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> succession, and disposes the heavy-armed infantry in their due array, and the<br> javelin-men by themselves, and the archers separately, and the <b>slingers</b> in like <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../dionysius/the works of dionysius/iii a refutation on the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_9_that_vespasian_after.htm"><span class="l">That Vespasian, after He had Taken Gadara Made Preparation for the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> again. These men also set their engines to cast darts and stones withal,<br> upon those towers, with their archers and <b>slingers</b>. And <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 9 that vespasian after.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_epistles_of_paul_to_the_corinthians/homily_iii_2_cor_i.htm"><span class="l">2 Cor. I. 12</span></a> <br><b>...</b> all that one is to consider, but also that in this multitude of thoughts, there<br> are many generals, and colonels, and captains, and archers, and <b>slingers</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily iii 2 cor i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/the_sound_in_the_mulberry.htm"><span class="l">The Sound in the Mulberry Trees</span></a> <br><b>...</b> You should do as the ancient <b>slingers</b> did. If they saw a warrior lift his helmet,<br> in they would put the stone, before he could get the helmet down again. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the sound in the mulberry.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_4/chapter_iiithe_eighteenth_theban_dynasty.htm"><span class="l">The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty</span></a> <br><b>...</b> troops thrown out to the front began the action by letting fly volleys of arrows<br> and stones, which through the skill of the bowmen and <b>slingers</b> did deadly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe eighteenth theban dynasty.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/slingers.htm"><span class="l"><b>Slingers</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Slingers</b> (2 Occurrences). 2 Kings 3:25 And they<br> beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/slingers.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/benjamin.htm"><span class="l">Benjamin (167 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The tribe of Benjamin was famous for its archers (1 Samuel 20:20, 36; 2 Samuel<br> 1:22; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 12:2) and <b>slingers</b> (Judges 20:6). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/benjamin.htm - 50k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sling.htm"><span class="l">Sling (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sling.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/siege.htm"><span class="l">Siege (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it" (Jeremiah 52:4; compare<br> 2 Kings 25:1). From the commencement of the siege, <b>slingers</b> and archers <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/siege.htm - 51k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm"><span class="l">Assyria (124 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the Old Testament. The army consisted of cavalry, infantry, bowmen and<br><b>slingers</b>, as well as of a corps of charioteers. After the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/assyria.htm - 101k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kirhareseth.htm"><span class="l">Kirhareseth (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> and filled it, and they stopped every well of water, and felled every good tree,<br> until they left only the stones at Kirhareseth; and the <b>slingers</b> went about it <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kirhareseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kir-hareseth.htm"><span class="l">Kir-hareseth (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in<br> Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the <b>slingers</b> went about <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kir-hareseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kir-haraseth.htm"><span class="l">Kir-haraseth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> it, and every fountain of water they stop, and every good tree they cause to fall --<br> till one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the <b>slingers</b> go round <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kir-haraseth.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kir-har'eseth.htm"><span class="l">Kir-har'eseth (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> fountains of water, and felled all the good trees; until there was left only<br> Kir-hareseth with the stones of the wall thereof; so the <b>slingers</b> encompassed it <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kir-har'eseth.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kirhara-seth.htm"><span class="l">Kirhara-seth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees:<br> only in Kirhara-seth they left the stones of it; but the <b>slingers</b> went about <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kirhara-seth.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><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><span class="encheading">Slingers (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">2 Kings 3:25</a></span><br />And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the <span class="boldtext">slingers</span> went about it, and smote it.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Zechariah 9:15</a></span><br />Jehovah of Hosts doth cover them over, And they consumed, and subdued sling-stones, Yea, they have drunk, They have made a noise as wine, And they have been full as a bowl, As corners of an altar.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/slingers.htm">Slingers</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/slinging.htm">Slinging (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/slingers.htm">Slingers (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sinketh.htm">Sinketh (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/falleth.htm">Falleth (119 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/smiteth.htm">Smiteth (156 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/putteth.htm">Putteth (182 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vessel.htm">Vessel (118 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sling--dextrous_use_of.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Sling: Dextrous Use of"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Sling: Dextrous Use of" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/slingeth.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Slingeth"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Slingeth" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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