Meaning of “sword”

1. Sword — of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two-edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3-5). It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deut. 32:25; Ps. 7:12; 78:62), and of a slanderous tongue (Ps. 57:4; 64:3; Prov. 12:18). The word of God is likened also to a sword (Heb. 4:12; Eph. 6:17; Rev. 1:16). Gideon's watchword was, "The sword of the Lord" (Judg. 7:20).

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1. Genesis Chapter 3 Verse 24 — So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

2. Genesis Chapter 27 Verse 40 — And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

3. Genesis Chapter 31 Verse 26 — And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?

4. Genesis Chapter 34 Verse 25 — And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

5. Genesis Chapter 34 Verse 26 — And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

6. Genesis Chapter 48 Verse 22 — Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.

7. Exodus Chapter 5 Verse 3 — And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

8. Exodus Chapter 5 Verse 21 — And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

9. Exodus Chapter 15 Verse 9 — The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

10. Exodus Chapter 17 Verse 13 — And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

11. Exodus Chapter 18 Verse 4 — And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

12. Exodus Chapter 22 Verse 24 — And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

13. Exodus Chapter 32 Verse 27 — And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.

14. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 6 — And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

15. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 7 — And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

16. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 8 — And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

17. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 25 — And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

18. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 33 — And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

19. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 36 — And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

20. Leviticus Chapter 26 Verse 37 — And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

21. Numbers Chapter 14 Verse 3 — And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

22. Numbers Chapter 14 Verse 43 — For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.

23. Numbers Chapter 19 Verse 16 — And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.

24. Numbers Chapter 20 Verse 18 — And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

25. Numbers Chapter 21 Verse 24 — And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

26. Numbers Chapter 22 Verse 23 — And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.

27. Numbers Chapter 22 Verse 29 — And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

28. Numbers Chapter 22 Verse 31 — Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

29. Numbers Chapter 31 Verse 8 — And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.

30. Deuteronomy Chapter 13 Verse 15 — Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

31. Deuteronomy Chapter 20 Verse 13 — And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword:

32. Deuteronomy Chapter 28 Verse 22 — The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

33. Deuteronomy Chapter 32 Verse 25 — The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

34. Deuteronomy Chapter 32 Verse 41 — If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.

35. Deuteronomy Chapter 32 Verse 42 — I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

36. Deuteronomy Chapter 33 Verse 29 — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

37. Joshua Chapter 5 Verse 13 — And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

38. Joshua Chapter 6 Verse 21 — And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.

39. Joshua Chapter 8 Verse 24 — And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

40. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 11 — And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

41. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 28 — And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.

42. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 30 — And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.

43. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 32 — And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.

44. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 35 — And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.

45. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 37 — And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.

46. Joshua Chapter 10 Verse 39 — And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.

47. Joshua Chapter 11 Verse 10 — And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.

48. Joshua Chapter 11 Verse 11 — And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

49. Joshua Chapter 11 Verse 12 — And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.

50. Joshua Chapter 11 Verse 14 — And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

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