# Javelin --- - Includes - - Excludes - [[Spear]] - Notes - See [[1_Samuel_17|1 Samuel 17.4-7]] - A spear was used as a defensive weapon to jab and fight off an enemy in hand-to-hand combat. It was typically weighted and balanced to use with one hand near the middle so the other hand might utilize a shield, sword or javelin. The biggest difference between a spear and javelin is that a spear was meant to stay in the hands of the warrior, while a javelin was used as an offensive tool to throw. Javelins were much shorter, lighter and had smaller heads. - [https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-technology/The-spear#ref521912](https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-technology/The-spear#ref521912) - Words - [[H3591]] - TOC - [[Armament_Topics]] ---