Category:Battle-bow

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Battle-bow - The war-bow used in fighting (Zechariah 9:10; Zechariah 10:4). "Thy bow was made quite naked" (Habakkuk 3:9) means that it was made ready for use. By David's order (2 Samuel 1:18) the young men were taught the use, or rather the song of the bow. (See ARMOUR, BOW.)