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I will break the bow of Elam - They were eminent archers; and had acquired their power and eminence by their dexterity in the use of the bow. See Isaiah 22:6. Strabo, Livy, and others speak of their eminence in archery.
The bow was the national weapon of Elam, and therefore the “chief of their might,” that on which their strength in war depended.