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2 Samuel 22:35

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He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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  1. Psalms 144:1Rank 1 from verse 35
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    1BLESSED be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

  2. Psalms 18:33–34Rank 2 from verse 35
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    33He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

    34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

  3. Ezekiel 39:3Rank 3 from verse 35
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    3And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

  4. Ezekiel 39:9–10Rank 4 from verse 35
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    9And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:

    10So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord God.

  5. Psalms 46:9Rank 5 from verse 35
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    9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

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2 Samuel 22:35

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bow

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Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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34He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

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