From Nave’s Topical Bible
Target
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 4Passages listed
- 3Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- (A defensive article of armor)
- Used by spearmen2 Chronicles 14:8
- Made
- Of brass (bronze)1 Samuel 17:6
- Of gold1 Kings 10:162 Chronicles 9:15
- See Shield
The passages, in Bible order (4)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 4 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- 1 Samuel 17:6
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:62 voices
And he had bronze greaves on his legs, etc. Helmet, mail, shield, and greaves, are different types of arguments or reasoning methods, by which the devil rebelling against the Lord, or defending the foolishness of his own head, namely, all the wicked, or his miserable …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 10:16
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
Commentary on 1 Kings 10:162 voices
And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold,.... Which were a larger sort of shields, which covered the whole body; and these were made of gold beaten with the hammer, or drawn into plates, being melted like wax; so the Poeni or Carthaginians made shields of gold (m): six hundred shekels of gold went to one target; which is to be understood not of the weight, but of the price or value of them, which amounted to four hundred and fifty pounds of our money; so Brerewood (n). (m) Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 35. 3. (n) Ut supra.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - I have already conjectured that the צנה tsinnah might resemble the Highland targe or target, with a dagger projecting from the Umbo or center.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Chronicles 9:15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:151 voice
And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold - For a more correct valuation of these targets and shields than that in 1Ki 10:17 (note), see at the end of the chapter.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- 2 Chronicles 14:8
Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 14:82 voices
And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Targets and spears - Probably targets with the dagger in the center, and javelins for distant fight. Bare shields and drew bows - They were not only archers, but had shield and sword for close fight.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical