- king David's spears:
- Josephus states that, for fear of creating suspicion, they came unarmed, "and Jehoiada having opened the arsenal in the temple which David had prepared, he divided among the centurions, priests, and Levites, the spears (arrows), and quivers, and all other kinds of weapons which he found there." "And the priestª said,ª° The swordª of Goliathª the Philistine,ª whom¹ thou slewestª° in the valleyª of Elah,ª behold,¹ it¹ [is here] wrappedª° in a clothª behindª the ephod:ª if¹ thou wilt takeª° that, takeª° [it]: for¹ [there is] no¹ otherª saveª that here.ª And Davidª said,ª° [There is] none¹ like that; giveª° it me." {1Sm 21:9} + "And Davidª tookª°¹ the shieldsª of goldª that¹ were¹ on¹ the servantsª of Hadadezer,ª and broughtª° them to Jerusalem.ª" {2Sm 8:7} + "Which¹ Shelomithª and his brethrenª [were] over¹ all¹ the treasuresª of the dedicated things,ª which¹ Davidª the king,ª and the chiefª fathers,ª the captainsª over thousandsª and hundreds,ª and the captainsª of the host,ª had dedicated.ª° ... Out of¹ the spoilsª won in¹ battlesª did they dedicateª° to maintainª° the houseª of the LORD.ª" {1Ch 26:26-27} + "Thus all¹ the workª that¹ Solomonª madeª° for the houseª of the LORDª was finished:ª° and Solomonª brought²° in¹¹ [all] the thingsª° that Davidª his fatherª had dedicated;ª and the silver,ª and the gold,ª and all¹ the instruments,ª putª° he among the treasuresª of the houseª of God.ª" {2Ch 5:1} + "Moreover Jehoiadaª the priestª deliveredª° to the captainsª of hundredsª¹ spears,ª and bucklers,ª and shields,ª that¹ [had been] kingª David's,ª which¹ [were] in the houseª of God.ª ... And he setª°¹ all¹ the people,ª every manª having his weaponª in his hand,ª from the rightª sideª¹ of the templeª to¹ the leftª sideª of the temple,ª along by the altarª and the temple,ª by¹ the kingª round about.ª" {2Ch 23:9-10}
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