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This is a brief cross-reference entry. For the full topic material click the following topics: Armor, Arrow, Artillery, Battering ram, Battle ax, Bow, Chariot, Sword, Dart, Engine, Javelin, Shield, Sling, Spear.

Arms in scripture covers the full inventory of ancient Israelite and surrounding-army weaponry — the defensive equipment of the soldier and the offensive instruments of war, ranging from sword, spear, bow, and sling to chariot, battering-ram, and the siege engine.

Click the following to read the full topics on this subject: Armor, Arrow, Artillery, Battering ram, Battle ax, Bow, Chariot, Sword, Dart, Engine, Javelin, Shield, Sling, Spear