a shooter with the bow ( 1 Chronicles 10:3 ). This art was of high antiquity ( Genesis 21:20 ; 27:3 ). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers ( 1 Samuel 31:3 ). The phrase "breaking the bow" ( Hosea 1:5 ; Jeremiah 49:35 ) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while "strengthening the bow" is a symbol of its increase ( Genesis 49:24 ). The Persian archers were famous among the ancients ( Isaiah 13:18 ; Jeremiah 49:35 ; Jeremiah 50:9 Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 50:29 Jeremiah 50:42 . (See BOW).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.