dart

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Arrow, short spear, javelin (2 Sam. 18:14¹⁴Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. (2 Samuel 18:14); 2 Chron. 32:5⁵Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. (2 Chronicles 32:5); Job 41:26, 29²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. (Job 41:26)
²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. (Job 41:29); Prov. 7:23²³Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. (Proverbs 7:23)). FIERY DARTS signify darts tipped with combustible material which ignite in the projection or percussion and burn as well as pierce (Eph. 6:16¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Ephesians 6:16): Compare Psa. 120:4⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. (Psalm 120:4)). The Christian needs the shield of faith to quench such darts of the wicked one.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

956 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

βέλος

Transliteration:

belos

Phonic:

bel’-os

Meaning:

from 906; a missile, i.e. spear or arrow

KJV Usage:

dart

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Ephesians 6:16¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Ephesians 6:16). The shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Some have thought that the allusion here is to poisoned arrows. See note on Job 6:4⁴For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. (Job 6:4) (#405). There were darts, however, sometimes used in ancient warfare that were literally “fiery.” They were hollow reeds filled with naphtha or some other combustible material, and, being set on fire, were shot from slack bows. Whatever the arrows struck, the flames consumed. Water served to increase their violence; they could only be extinguished by being covered with earth. Large shields were used by the soldiers against whom these “fiery darts” were thrown, and thus their persons were protected

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