He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Study Helps
Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of Davidic covenant and sin and judgment as 2 Samuel unfolds its message.
Glossary
- Bow Tribe
- The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase ( Gen. 21:20 ; 27:3 ; 48:22 ). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow ( 1 Chr. 8:40 ; 12:2 ; 2 Chr. 14:8 ; 17:17 ); so also were the Elamites.