1 Kings 1:11; 2:13). She took a prominent part in securing the succession
of Solomon to the throne (1 Kings 1:11, 16-21).
- BATTERING-RAM (Ezekiel 4:2; 21:22), a military engine, consisting of a
long beam of wood hung upon a frame, for making breaches in walls. The
end of it which was brought against the wall was shaped like a ram’s head. - BATTLE-AXE a mallet or heavy war-club. Applied metaphorically
(Jeremiah 51:20) to Cyrus, God’s instrument in destroying Babylon. - BATTLE-BOW the war-bow used in fighting (Zechariah 9:10; 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.) - BATTLEMENT a parapet wall or balustrade surrounding the flat roofs of
the houses, required to be built by a special law (Deuteronomy 22:8). In
Jeremiah 5:10, it denotes the parapet of a city wall. - BAY denotes the estuary of the Dead Sea at the mouth of the Jordan
(Joshua 15:5; 18:19), also the southern extremity of the same sea (15:2).
The same Hebrew word is rendered “tongue” in Isaiah 11:15, where it is
used with reference to the forked mouths of the Nile.
Bay in Zechariah 6:3, 7 denotes the colour of horses, but the original
Hebrew means strong, and is here used rather to describe the horses as
fleet or spirited.