War Club

Egyptian mace head, Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig
Egyptian mace head, Ägyptisches Museum der Universität Leipzig (© Einsamer Schütze, via Wikimedia Commons) Club, war club, mace, shattering weapon

About War Club

The war club was a short wooden rod used for striking the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. It could be held with one hand and was used to strike the enemy on all parts of his body, particularly where he was unprotected by armor. The mace was normally fitted with a heavy head made of stone or metal. This head was wedged over the end of the stick and secured by tying or by the tapered shape of the stick. The handle too could be tapered wider in order to give a better grip. The handle was some­times curved.

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All Scripture References (4)

Job (1)
Job 41:21

His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

Jeremiah (1)
Jeremiah 51:20

“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.

Ezekiel (2)
Ezekiel 9:2

And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.

Ezekiel 39:9

Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out, kindle fires, and burn up the weapons—the bucklers and shields, the bows and arrows, the clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.