KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A hand-held instrument for throwing stones. Sense 2: As a verb, to cast or hurl with force.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 20:16
Complete exact-word concordance
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse.
1611 marginal noteChap. 3.15.
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
And hee tooke his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoothe stones out of the brooke, and put them in a shepheards bag which he had, euen in a scrip, and his sling was in his hande, and he drew neere to the Philistine.
1611 marginal noteOr, valley.
1611 marginal noteHeb. vessell.
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
So Dauid preuailed ouer the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him, but there was no sword in the hande of Dauid.
1611 marginal noteEcclus. 47.4. 1.Macc. 4.30.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seeke thy soule: but the soule of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God, and the soules of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
1611 marginal noteHeb. in the midst of the bought of a sling.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As hee that bindeth a stone in a sling; so is hee that giueth honour to a foole.
1611 marginal noteOr, as he that putteth a pretious stone in an heape of stones.
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distresse them, that they may find it so.
The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
The LORD of hostes shall defend them, and they shall deuoure, and subdue with sling stones, and they shal drinke and make a noise, as through wine, and they shall bee filled like bowles, and as the corners of the Altar.
1611 marginal noteOr, subdue the stones of the sling.
1611 marginal noteOr, shall fill both the bowles, &c.
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Historical English dictionary sources
An instrument for throwing stones. As a verb, to throw or cast with a sling.
