Bible Verses About Axes

Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

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

She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord God: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.

And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.