Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'spear' occurs 46 times in the standard works.

20 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'spear' in the standard works and contain 43.5% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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2 Sam. 23:18-21 (4 in 4 verses)

1 Chr. 11:20-23 (4 in 4 verses)

Josh. 8:18 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Sam. 17:7 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Sam. 2:23 (2 in 1 verse)


1 Sam. 26:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 26:7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.




1 Sam. 26:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Sam. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 45 17 62
Josh. 3 0 3
Judg. 1 0 1
1 Sam. 13 1 14
2 Sam. 11 0 11
2 Kgs. 0 1 1
1 Chr. 8 0 8
2 Chr. 1 4 5
Neh. 0 3 3
Job 3 1 4
Ps. 2 2 4
Isa. 0 1 1
Jer. 1 1 2
Ezek. 0 1 1
Joel 0 1 1
Micah 0 1 1
Nahum 1 0 1
Hab. 1 0 1
NT 1 1 2
BM 0 2 2
DC 0 0 0
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 46 20 66

1 Sam. 13:19
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

1 Sam. 13:22
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

1 Sam. 17:7
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

1 Sam. 17:45
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

1 Sam. 17:47
And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands.

1 Sam. 21:8
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

1 Sam. 22:6
When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;)

1 Sam. 26:7
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.

1 Sam. 26:8
Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

1 Sam. 26:11
The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

1 Sam. 26:12
So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

1 Sam. 26:16
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

1 Sam. 26:22
And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.