Thematic Bible: Shield


Thematic Bible



King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each large shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,

He stripped the LORD's Temple and the royal palace of their treasures. He took everything, even the gold shields that Solomon had made. King Rehoboam made shields out of bronze to take their place, and then committed them to the care and custody of the commanders of those who guarded the entrance to the royal palace.



How blessed are you, Israel! Who can be like you, a people delivered by the LORD, your shield of help and your finely crafted sword. May your enemies cower before you. You will tread down their high places."



Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their helper and shield.







How blessed are you, Israel! Who can be like you, a people delivered by the LORD, your shield of help and your finely crafted sword. May your enemies cower before you. You will tread down their high places."





Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

Indeed, our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

You have given to me the shield of your deliverance, and your right hand holds me up; your gentleness made me great.

He has equipped me with the shield that is your salvation, Your gentleness has made me great.

He is my God, my strong stone in him I will find my refuge my shield, the strength of my salvation, my high tower, my way of escape, and the one who is saving me. You will save me from violence.

Don't kill them! Otherwise, my people may forget. By your power make them stumble around; bring them down low, Lord, our Shield.

God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed,


King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each large shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces,

David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and took them to Jerusalem.

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 600 gold pieces, and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.


He also stockpiled shields and spears in every city and fortified them greatly to secure his rule over Judah and Benjamin.

and 300 shields from beaten gold, overlaying each shield with the gold from 300 gold pieces. The king put them in his palace in the Lebanon forest.

Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all of the walls that had been broken down. Then he erected watch towers on them, and added another external wall. He fortified the terrace ramparts in the City of David and prepared a large number of weapons and shields.

Hezekiah received immense wealth and honor. He built treasuries for himself to store silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all sorts of valuable items,


The priest issued King David's personal spears and shields that had been stored in the LORD's Temple to the captains of hundreds.

and Jehoiada the priest issued the spears and shields that King David had placed in storage in God's Temple to the officers in charge of the units of hundreds.


I'm going to turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out you and your whole army along with your horses and cavalry riders, all of them richly attired, a magnificent company replete with buckler and shield, and all of them wielding battle swords.

Take up the buckler and the shield, and rise up to help me.


Asa kept a standing army of 300,000 soldiers from Judah equipped with large shields and spears, as well as 280,000 soldiers from Benjamin, also bearing shields and wielding bows. All of them were valiant soldiers.

There was also Eliada from Benjamin, himself a valiant soldier. He was accompanied by 200,000 expert archers bearing shields.


"After all this happens, the people who live in the cities of Israel will be kindling fires for seven years, using small shields, large shields, bows, arrows, clubs, personal weapons, and spears to do so. They won't need to cut down trees from the fields nor gather firewood from the forests, because they will light fires with the weapons as they plunder the plunderers and loot the looters!" declares the Lord GOD.


In addition, Uzziah equipped the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and stones for use in slings.


He defiantly ran against him carrying his thick, reinforced shield.


King Rehoboam made shields out of bronze to take their place, and then committed them to the care and custody of the commanders of those who guarded the entrance to the royal palace.


"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance into the battle!


Elam takes up the quiver with chariots and cavalry, while Kir unsheathes the shield.


Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain fall on you, and may none of your fields be filled with plenty, because in that place the shield of the valiant ones was defiled, the shield of Saul without an anointing with oil.




The shields deployed by Israel's elite forces are scarlet, their valiant men are clothed in crimson. When they are prepared, the polished armament on their chariots will shine, and lances will be brandished about ferociously.


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