27 occurrences across the corpus

King James Version

1 Samuel 20:36

And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

1 Samuel 20:37

And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?

1 Samuel 20:37

And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?

2 Kings 9:24

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

2 Kings 13:17

And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORDs deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

2 Kings 13:17

And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORDs deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

2 Kings 19:32

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

Job 41:28

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Psalms 11:2

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Psalms 64:7

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Psalms 91:5

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

Proverbs 25:18

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

Isaiah 37:33

Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

Lamentations 3:12

He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

Zechariah 9:14

And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)

Wisdom of Solomon 5:12

Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where it went through:

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 19:12

As an arrow that sticketh in a mans thigh, so is a word within a fools belly.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 26:12

She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow.

KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)

2 Esdras 16:7

May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer?

2 Esdras 16:16

Like as an arrow which is shot of a mighty archer returneth not backward: even so the plagues that shall be sent upon earth shall not return again.

Jubilees

Jubilees 38:2

(this) honour.' Then Jacob bent his bow and sent forth the arrow and struck Esau, his brother (on

Jubilees 38:3

his right breast) and slew him. And again he sent forth an arrow and struck 'Adoran the Aramaean,

OT Pseudepigrapha

The Second Book of Adam and Eve 13:10

Then Lamech bent his bow, placed an arrow on it, and fitted a stone in the sling, and when Cain came out from the open country, the shepherd said to Lamech, "Shoot, behold, he is coming."

The Second Book of Adam and Eve 13:11

Then Lamech shot at Cain with his arrow and hit him in his side. And Lamech struck him with a stone from his sling, that fell upon his face, and knocked out both his eyes; then Cain fell at once and died.

Testament of Judah 2:3

And Jacob smote Esau with an arrow, and he was taken up wounded on Mount Seir, and as he went he died at Anoniram.

Odes of Solomon 23:5

And His thought was like a letter; His will descended from on high, and it was sent like an arrow which is violently shot from the bow: