Bible Study on “archer”

Meaning of “archer”

  1. Archer — a shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase "breaking the bow" (Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while "strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase (Gen. 49:24). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients (Isa. 13:18; Jer. 49:35; 50:9, 14, 29, 42. (See BOW »T0000631).

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  1. Genesis Chapter 21 Verse 20 — And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

  2. Genesis Chapter 49 Verse 23 — The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:

  3. Judges Chapter 5 Verse 11 — They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

  4. 1 Samuel Chapter 31 Verse 3 — And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

  5. 1 Chronicles Chapter 8 Verse 40 — And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.

  6. 1 Chronicles Chapter 10 Verse 3 — And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

  7. 2 Chronicles Chapter 35 Verse 23 — And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

  8. Job Chapter 16 Verse 13 — His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

  9. Isaiah Chapter 21 Verse 17 — And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

  10. Isaiah Chapter 22 Verse 3 — All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.

  11. Jeremiah Chapter 50 Verse 29 — Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

  12. Jeremiah Chapter 51 Verse 3 — Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.

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