That day twenty-five thousand<n id="1" /> sword-wielding Benjaminites fell in battle, all of them capable warriors.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, &#8220;This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found<n id="1" /> the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.<n id="2" />

Samuel said, &#8220;Just as your sword left women childless, so your mother will be the most bereaved among women!&#8221; Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces there in Gilgal before the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the <sc>Lordsc> saves! For the battle is the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s, and he will deliver you into our hand.&#8221;p>

<n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone. He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.<n id="2" />

Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with the rest of his gear, including his sword, his bow, and even his belt.p>

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own sword and died with him.

<p class="poetry">From the blood of the slain, from the fat of warriors,p> <p class="poetry">the bow of Jonathan was not turned away.p> <p class="poetry">The sword of Saul never returned<n id="1" /> empty.p>

As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together.<n id="1" /> So that place is called the Field of Flints;<n id="2" /> it is in Gibeon.p>

So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!&#8217;

The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.

He replied, &#8220;Do not strike them down! You did not capture them with your sword or bow, so what gives you the right to strike them down?<n id="1" /> Give them some food and water, so they can eat and drink and then go back to their master.&#8221;

All the people of the land celebrated, for the city had rest now that they had killed Athaliah with the sword in the royal palace.p>

But David could not go before it to seek God&#8217;s will, for he was afraid of the sword of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s messenger.

<p class="bodytext">Jehoram took control of his father&#8217;s kingdom and became powerful.<n id="1" /> Then he killed all his brothers,<n id="2" /> as well as some of the officials of Israel.

He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.

<p class="bodytext">So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places.<n id="1" /> I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

and the Sabeans<n id="1" /> swooped down<n id="2" /> and carried them all away, and they killed<n id="3" /> the servants with the sword!<n id="4" /> And I &#8211; only I alone<n id="5" /> &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>