Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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n.) One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ARMOR-BEARERar'-mer-bar'-er (nose' keli; Greek uses a phrase, ho airon ta skeue, literally "the one carrying the armor"): One who carried the large shield and perhaps other weapons for a king (1 Samuel 31:4), commander-in-chief (2 Samuel 23:37), captain (1 Samuel 14:7) or champion (1 Samuel 17:7). All warriors of distinction had such an attendant. Rather than perish by the hand of a woman, Abimelech called upon his armor-bearer to give him the finishing stroke (Judges 9:54), and when King Saul's armor-bearer refused to do this office for him that he might not become the prisoner of the Philistines, he took a sword himself and fell upon it (1 Samuel 31:4). David became Saul's armor-bearer for a time, and Jonathan's armor-bearer was a man of resource and courage (1 Samuel 14:7). The shield-bearer was a figure well known in the chariots of Egypt and Assyria and the Hittites, his business being to protect his fighting companion during the engagement.
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Jonathan's Brave Deed
... Perhaps Jehovah will act for us, for there is nothing that can keep Jehovah from
delivering his people either by many or by few." His armor-bearer replied, "Do ...
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The Death of Two Brave Warriors
... Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me with it, so that
these heathen Philistines may not come and make sport of me." But his armor ...
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How the Philistines Made Another Expedition against the Hebrews ...
... Now Saul's son agreed with his armor-bearer, that they would go privately to the
enemy's camp, and make a tumult and a disturbance among them. ...
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The First Kings.
... foe. But Jonathan determined to make a bold onset, and, with his armor-bearer,
climbed a high cliff, and fell upon the Philistines. ...
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Now Saul Upon God's not Answering Him Concerning the Fight with ...
... had received so many wounds, that he was not able to bear up nor to oppose any longer,
and yet was not able to kill himself, he bade his armor-bearer draw his ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 14 now saul upon.htm
The Power of a Pebble.
... Goliath came on also, his armor-bearer carrying the shield before him, but when
he saw the youth David, he despised him, for he was without armor, or sword or ...
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Faithful unto Death.
... The next day he went out to the rock in the field with his armor-bearer
and sent him on before. When he shot an arrow, he cried: ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxi faithful unto death.htm
David's victory Over the Giant
... his son David. So David came to Saul and entered his service; and Saul
loved him and he became his armor-bearer. Saul sent this ...
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Accordingly, Saul, Having Been First Anointed by Samuel with the ...
... In these circumstances, Jonathan, with an audacious design, and with his armor-bearer
as his only companion, entered the camp of the enemy, and having slain ...
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How David Fell in Love with Bathsheba, and Slew Her Husband Uriah ...
... to death]. So the king sent for Joab's armor-bearer from the siege, who
was the woman's husband, and his name was Uriah. And when ...
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Armorbearer (11 Occurrences)... a sword himself and fell upon it (1 Samuel 31:4). David became Saul's
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...Armorbearer (11 Occurrences).
.../a/armorbearer.htm - 11kArmor-bearer (15 Occurrences)
Armor-bearer. Armorbearer, Armor-bearer. Armorbearers . Noah Webster's Dictionary ...
Armorbearer, Armor-bearer. Armorbearers . Reference Bible.
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Bearer (23 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armorbearer, and said to
him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him ...
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Abuse (17 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me
through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
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Mock (43 Occurrences)
... But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. ... 1 Chronicles 10:4 Then said
Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ...
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Uncircumcised (48 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me
through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
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Terrified (88 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his armorbearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me
through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and ...
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Thrust (92 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armorbearer, and said to
him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him ...
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Armor (53 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armorbearer, and said to
him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him ...
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Jonathan (109 Occurrences)
... In spite of this, Jonathan, accompanied only by his armor-bearer, surprised the
Philistine outpost at Geba (1 Samuel 14:5, "Gibeah" should be "Geba"), which ...
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