Artillery
Artillery
(, keli’, apparatus, elsewhere rendered “vessel,” “instrument,” etc.) occurs in 1Sa 20:40, where it signifies collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. SEE ARMOR. In 1Ma 6:51, the term so rendered is , i.e. balista, or “catapult,” a machine for hurling darts or stones. SEE ENGINE.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Artillery
1 Sam. 20:40, (Heb. keli, meaning “apparatus;” here meaning collectively any missile weapons, as arrows and lances. In Revised Version, “weapons”). This word is derived from the Latin artillaria = equipment of war.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Artillery
ARTILLERY.1Sa 20:40 AV [Note: Authorized Version.] (in obsol. sense, of Jonathans bow and arrows; RV [Note: Revised Version.] weapons); 1Ma 6:51 f. (see Fortification, 7).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Artillery
ar-tiler-i (, kel): In 1Sa 20:40 (the King James Version) of Jonathan’s bow and arrows, replaced in the Revised Version (British and American) by WEAPONS; and in 1 Macc 6:51 (the King James Version) where the Greek words are translated in the Revised Version (British and American) instruments for casting fire and stones.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Artillery
A general term for tools, armour, etc. In 1Sa 20:40 it refers to the bow and arrows Jonathan had used.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Artillery
General references
1Sa 20:40 Arms