Spear

A weapon of warfare for stabbing or throwing. God promises a time when they will be changed into instruments of peace.

People killed by spears

Numbers 25:6–8; 2 Samuel 2:23, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 23:21 parallel 1 Chronicles 11:23

Jesus Christ pierced by a spear

John 19:34 See also Isaiah 53:5; Zechariah 12:10; John 20:27; Revelation 1:7

Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

Armies of Judah armed with spears

2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 14:8, 2 Chronicles 25:5, 2 Chronicles 26:14; Nehemiah 4:13

Armies of other nations that used spears

God's people are not to trust in spears but in God

1 Samuel 17:47 See also 1 Samuel 17:45–46

And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

King Saul and his spear

Used against David

1 Samuel 18:10–11 See also 1 Samuel 19:9–10

The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

Used against Jonathan

1 Samuel 20:33

Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

David takes Saul's spear

See also 1 Samuel 26:5–24

Joshua's spear used as a sign of victory

Joshua 8:18 See also Joshua 8:19, Joshua 8:25–26

Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Hold out your battle lance toward Ai, for into your hand I will deliver the city.” So Joshua held out his battle lance toward Ai,

Goliath's spear symbolises his strength

1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:45–47; 2 Samuel 21:19; 1 Chronicles 20:5

Spears will be turned into pruning hooks

Isaiah 2:4 parallel Micah 4:3 Some believe that the peace described in Isaiah 2:1–4 has been inaugurated with the coming of Jesus Christ. Others maintain that it refers to conditions that will obtain during a future reign of Jesus Christ on earth. The details are generally taken to be figurative rather than literal. See also Psalm 46:9

Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

Pruning hooks will be turned into spears

Joel 3:10

Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’