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A wooden staff used as a weapon by foot soldiers. KJV used handstave to translate a weapon at Ezekiel 39:9 . The nature of the weapon is unclear though the weapon was made of wood (Ezekiel 39:10 ). The NRSV renders the term handpike; NAS and NIV, war clubs; REB, throwing sticks. See Arms and Armor .

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Handstave'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/handstave.html. 1991.

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