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Artillery

/ar-TIL-er-ee/

Summary

A general term for missile weapons such as bows and arrows, as used in Jonathan's signal to David.

☩Biblical Usage

The term 'artillery' in Scripture refers collectively to missile weapons rather than modern explosive devices. In the account of Jonathan's signal to David, the word denotes his bow and arrows, which he gave to his young servant to carry back to the city. The Hebrew word keli simply means 'apparatus' or 'instrument' and is variously translated elsewhere as 'vessel' or 'instrument.'

Key verses:1 Samuel 20:40

Related Verses1 mention

1 Samuel· 1 verse

20:40

See Also

The Return of the Crusader
Armor

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Artillery," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Artillery," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Artillery," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).