478 verses contain “Sword” (in the KJV: 468, in the BSB: 404) — showing 101–200
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And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his
sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in
Gibeon.
Then each man
grabbed his
opponent by the head and thrust his
sword into his
opponent’s side, and they all fell together. So this place, which is in
Gibeon, is called Helkath-hazzurim.
Then
Abner called to
Joab, and said, Shall the
sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then,
ere thou
bid the people return from following their brethren?
Then
Abner called out to
Joab: “Must the
sword devour forever? Do you not
realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
Let it rest on the head of
Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of
Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a
leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the
sword, or that lacketh bread.
May it
whirl over the heads of
Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of
Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the
sword or lacks food.”
Then David said unto the
messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto
Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the
sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and
encourage thou him.
Wherefore hast thou
despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the
sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the
sword of the children of
Ammon.
Why then have you
despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the
sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the
sword of the
Ammonites.
Now therefore the
sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast
despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Now, therefore, the
sword will never depart from your house, because you have
despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us
flee; for we shall not else escape from
Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and
smite the city with the edge of the
sword.
And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us
flee, or we will not escape from
Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us,
heap disaster on us, and put the city to the
sword.”
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood
devoured more people that day than the
sword devoured.
The battle spread over the whole
countryside, and that day the forest
devoured more people than the
sword.
When they were at the great stone which is in
Gibeon,
Amasa went before them. And
Joab’s garment that he had put on was
girded unto him, and upon it a
girdle with a
sword fastened upon his loins in the
sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
But
Amasa took no
heed to the
sword that was in
Joab’s hand: so he
smote him
therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his
bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So
Joab and
Abishai his brother pursued after
Sheba the son of Bichri.
And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the
giant, the weight of whose
spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being
girded with a new
sword, thought to have slain David.
Then Ishbi-benob, a
descendant of Rapha, whose bronze
spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new
sword, resolved to kill David.
He arose, and
smote the Philistines until his hand was
weary, and his hand
clave unto the
sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to
spoil.
but
Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew
weary and
stuck to his
sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to
plunder the dead.
And
Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand
valiant men that drew the
sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
And
Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of
valor who drew the
sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon
swear unto me to day that he will not
slay his servant with the
sword.
It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first
swear to me not to put his servant to the
sword.’”
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of
Gera, a
Benjamite of Bahurim, which
cursed me with a
grievous curse in the day when I went to
Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I
sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the
sword.
Keep an eye on Shimei the son of
Gera, the
Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to
Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I
swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the
sword.’
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and
slew them with the
sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit,
Abner the son of
Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and
Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
The LORD will bring his
bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the
sword Abner son of
Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and
Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
The king continued, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought him a sword,
Now
Ahab told
Jezebel everything that
Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the
sword.
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the
sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the
sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the
sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the
sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the
sword of
Hazael shall
Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the
sword of
Jehu shall
Elisha slay.
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have
smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the
spoil.
“This is blood!” they
exclaimed. “The kings have
clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the
plunder, Moab!”
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too
sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew
swords, to break through even unto the king of
Edom: but they could not.
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred
swordsmen to break through to the king of
Edom, but they could not prevail.
And he answered, Thou shalt not
smite them: wouldest thou
smite those whom thou hast taken
captive with thy
sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”
And
Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou
wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds
wilt thou set on fire, and their young men
wilt thou
slay with the
sword, and
wilt dash their children, and
rip up their women with child.
“Why is my lord
weeping?” asked
Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,”
Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the
sword,
dash their little ones to pieces, and
rip open their
pregnant women.”
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that
Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and
slay them; let none come forth. And they
smote them with the edge of the
sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of
Baal.
When he had finished making the burnt offering,
Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let
anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the
sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of
Baal.
But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.
And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the
sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
And all the people of the land
rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they
slew Athaliah with the
sword beside the king’s house.
and all the people of the land
rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because
Athaliah had been put to the
sword at the royal palace.
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a
rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the
sword.’”
One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god
Nisroch, his sons
Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the
sword and escaped to the land of
Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
The sons of
Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of
Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and
sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and
threescore, that went out to the war.
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of
Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—
valiant men who carried the shield and
sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy
sword, and thrust me through
therewith; lest these
uncircumcised come and
abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was
sore afraid. So Saul took a
sword, and fell upon it.
Then Saul said to his
armor-bearer, “Draw your
sword and run it through me, or these
uncircumcised men will come and
torture me!” But his
armor-bearer was
terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own
sword and fell on it.
And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
When his
armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own
sword and died.
And
Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew
sword: and Judah was four hundred
threescore and ten thousand men that drew
sword.
And
Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the
sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the
sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the
sword of the LORD, even the
pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore
advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their
swords, or three days of the
sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD
ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn
sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in
sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn
sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in
sackcloth, fell facedown.
And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his
sword again into the
sheath thereof.
Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his
sword back into its
sheath.
But David could not go before it to
enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the
sword of the angel of the LORD.
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
If, when evil cometh upon us, as the
sword, judgment, or
pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our
affliction, then thou
wilt hear and help.
‘If
disaster comes upon us—whether
sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’
Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and
slew all his brethren with the
sword, and
divers also of the princes of Israel.
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and
whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the
sword. For the priest said,
Slay her not in the house of the LORD.
And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the
sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
And all the people of the land
rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain
Athaliah with the
sword.
and all the people of the land
rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because
Athaliah had been put to the
sword.
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own
bowels slew him there with the
sword.
and the LORD sent an angel who
annihilated every mighty man of
valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the
sword.
Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who
slew their young men with the
sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no
compassion upon young man or
maiden, old man, or him that
stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the
sword in the sanctuary,
sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of
Nebuchadnezzar,
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
Those who escaped the
sword were carried by
Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great
trespass unto this day; and for our
iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the
sword, to captivity, and to a
spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our
iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and put to the
sword and captivity, to
pillage and
humiliation, as we are this day.
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the
vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their
swords, spears, and bows.
For the builders, every one had his
sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the
trumpet was by me.
And each of the builders worked with his
sword strapped at his side. But the
trumpeter stayed beside me.
Thus the Jews
smote all their enemies with the stroke of the
sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that
hated them.
The Jews put all their enemies to the
sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who
hated them.
And the
Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away;
yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the
sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
the
Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the
sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away,
yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the
sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
While he was still speaking, another
messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands,
raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the
sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
He saves the
needy from the
sword in their mouth and from the
clutches of the powerful.
In famine he shall
redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the
sword.
In famine He will
redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the
sword.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
then you should fear the
sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the
sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body;
yea, the
glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
It is drawn out of his back, the
gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
He mocketh at fear, and is not
affrighted; neither turneth he back from the
sword.
He laughs at fear,
frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the
sword.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
The
sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the
spear or
dart or
arrow.
If he turn not, he will
whet his
sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
Arise, O LORD,
disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy
sword:
Arise, O LORD,
confront them! Bring them to their knees; deliver me from the wicked by Your
sword,
Deliver my soul from the
sword; my
darling from the power of the dog.
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
The wicked have drawn out the
sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and
needy, and to
slay such as be of upright conversation.
The wicked have drawn the
sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and
needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
But their
swords will
pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Like the
crushing of my bones, my enemies
taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
Gird thy
sword upon thy
thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are
swords unsheathed.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with
ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp
swords.
Behold, they
belch out with their mouth:
swords are in their lips: for who, say they,
doth hear?
See what they
spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
Who
whet their tongue like a
sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
who
sharpen their tongues like
swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
There
brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the
sword, and the battle.
Selah.
There He
shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and
sword and weapons of war.
Selah He gave his people over also unto the
sword; and was
wroth with his inheritance.
He surrendered His people to the
sword because He was
enraged by His
heritage.
Their priests fell by the
sword; and their widows made no
lamentation.
His priests fell by the
sword, but their widows could not
lament.
Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
You have bent the edge of his sword and have not sustained him in battle.
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the
hurtful sword.
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a
twoedged sword in their hand;
May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
in the end she is bitter as
wormwood, sharp as a double-edged
sword.
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a
maul, and a
sword, and a sharp
arrow.
Like a club or
sword or sharp
arrow is a man who bears false witness against his
neighbor.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as
swords, and their jaw teeth as
knives, to
devour the poor from off the earth, and the
needy from among men.
They all hold
swords, being
expert in war: every man hath his
sword upon his
thigh because of fear in the night.
All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.
But if ye refuse and
rebel, ye shall be
devoured with the
sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
But if you resist and
rebel, you will be
devoured by the
sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall
rebuke many people: and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Then He will judge between the nations and
arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their
swords into plowshares and their spears into
pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the
sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
But thou art cast out of thy grave like an
abominable branch, and as the
raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a
sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a
carcase trodden under feet.
But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the
sword, and
dumped into a rocky pit like a
carcass trampled underfoot.
For they fled from the
swords, from the drawn
sword, and from the bent bow, and from the
grievousness of war.
For they
flee from the
sword— the
sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.
Thou that art full of stirs, a
tumultuous city, a
joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the
sword, nor dead in battle.
O city of
commotion, O town of
revelry? Your slain did not die by the
sword, nor were they killed in battle.
Then shall the Assyrian fall with the
sword, not of a mighty man; and the
sword, not of a mean man, shall
devour him: but he shall
flee from the
sword, and his young men shall be
discomfited.
“Then Assyria will fall, but not by the
sword of man; a
sword will
devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will
flee before the
sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
For my
sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon
Idumea, and upon the people of my
curse, to judgment.
When My
sword has
drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon
Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.
The
sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the
kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in
Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of
Idumea.
The
sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the
kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in
Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of
Edom.
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a
rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the
sword.’”