They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts
HistoryMoreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chronicles
HistoryBlessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersHave all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
Psalms
PoetryFear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewAnd Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
Exodus
Law / MosesAnd God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Genesis
LawSo Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
1 Kings
History / JeremiahBut Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
Acts
HistoryAnd the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.
1 Kings
HistoryThus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
John
GospelsThus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
Amos
Minor ProphetsAnd they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Luke
Gospels / LukeHe that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Nahum
Minor Prophets / NahumSpeaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
Judges
History / SamuelThis Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
Acts
HistoryThe sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.