Sling

How Nave’s arranged it

• Used for throwing stonesProverbs 26:8
• David kills Goliath with a1 Samuel 17:40–50
• Dextrous use ofJudges 20:16
• Used in warJudges 20:162 Kings 3:252 Chronicles 26:14
• See Armies
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The passages, in Bible order (5)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 5 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Judges 20:16

   Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.

   ›Commentary on Judges 20:162 voices

   “The Hebrew sling was probably similar to that of the Egyptian, consisting of a leather thong, broad in the middle, with a loop at one end, by which it was firmly held with the hand; the other end terminated in a lash, which was let slip when the stone was thrown.

   “Left-handed - They were ambidexters - could use the right hand and the left with equal ease and effect. See the note on Jdg 3:15. Could sling stones at a hair - and not miss - ולא יחטא velo yachati, and not sin: και ουκ εξαμαρτανοντες; Sept. Here we have the true import of the term sin; it signifies simply to miss the mark, and is well translated in the New Testament by ἁμαρτανω, from α, negative, and μαρπτω, to hit the mark.

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2. 1 Samuel 17:40–50

   And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.

   ›Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:40–502 voices

   “He took his staff - What we would call his crook. Five smooth stones - 1. Had they been rough or angular, they would not have passed easily through the air, and their asperities would, in the course of their passage, have given them a false direction. 2. Had they not been smooth, they could not have been readily despatched from the sling. A shepherd’s bag - That in which he generally carried his provisions while keeping the sheep in the open country.

   “And he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, etc. Having shown the rejection of the preceding commandment, because of its weakness and unprofitableness, the Lord rather taught Himself to choose the very law, which is written in five books, to be observed …

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3. 2 Kings 3:25

   They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.

   ›Commentary on 2 Kings 3:252 voices

   “And they beat down the cities,....

   “Kir-Haraseth, also Kir-Hareseth, is identified almost certainly with the modern Kerak, a strong city on the highland immediately east of the southern part of the Dead Sea. It was the great fortress of Moab, though not the capital, which was Rabbath or Rabbah. It was an important strong-hold at the time of the Crusades, and is still a place of great strength.

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4. 2 Chronicles 26:14

   Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 26:142 voices

   “And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host,.... For every soldier in the army: shields and spears; defensive and offensive weapons, the one to cover and protect their bodies, the other to push and pierce their enemies: and helmets, and habergeons; the first of these were a covering for the head in the day of battle, and the other coats of mail, to defend the body: and bows; to shoot arrows out of: and slings to cast stones; at which the Benjaminites formerly were very expert.

   “Shields, and spears - He prepared a vast number of military weapons, that he might have them in readiness to put into the hands of his subjects on any exigency.

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5. Proverbs 26:8

   Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

   ›Commentary on Proverbs 26:82 voices

   “As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,....

   “As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool - It is entirely thrown away. This, however, is a difficult proverb; and the versions give but little light on the subject. The Hebrew may be translated, “As a piece of precious stone among a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.” Or, As he that putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones.

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