- free dictionary. In the
Middle Ages, a
squire was the shield- or armour-
bearer of a knight. Use of the term
evolved over time. Initially, a
squire served...
- asks his
armor-
bearer to run his
sword through him
rather than let him be
captured by the Philistines, but does it
himself when the
armor-
bearer refuses...
- and his
armor-
bearer.
After being fatally injured by some Philistines, King Saul
asked his
armor bearer to kill him. But when his
armor-
bearer refused...
- Abimelech's head.
Realizing the
wound was mortal,
Abimelech ordered his
armor-
bearer to
thrust him
through with his sword, so
nobody would know he was killed...
-
Shield bearer usually refers to a
Macedonian version of a
heavy armored hoplite,
whose tasks were
protecting flanks of the
sarrisa phalanx, and carrying...
- Jesse's flock, with
gifts as a tribute, and
David is
appointed as Saul's
armor bearer. With Jesse's
permission he
remains at court,
playing the harp as needed...
- him of the
death of Saul and of Jonathan."..The son of Doeg was Saul's
armor-
bearer, who was
killed by
David for
daring to slay the king even
though he longed...
- production. As with
other scale and
lamellar styles of
armor in
other parts of the world, this
armor was
effective against light missiles and
stabbing as...
- armour-
bearer attacked and
killed many in the
Philistines garrison,
causing panic throughout and a
Philistine rout. It
tells how
Jonathan and his
armor-bearer...
-
through the
heart and
Absalom was
subsequently killed by ten of Joab's
armor-
bearers. When
David heard that
Absalom was killed,
although not how he was killed...
