14 Bible Verses about Breastplates

Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows and slingstones.

and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds.

They were at the great stone in Gibeon when Amasa joined them. Joab was wearing his uniform and over it was a belt around his waist with a sword in its sheath. As he approached, the sword fell out.

From that day on, half of my men did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers supported all the people of Judah,

Harness the horses;
mount the steeds;
take your positions with helmets on!
Polish the lances;
put on armor!

Don’t let the archer string his bow;
don’t let him put on his armor.
Don’t spare her young men;
completely destroy her entire army!

they had chests like iron breastplates; the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses rushing into battle;

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to the charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers caught up with him and severely wounded him.

The king of Israel answered, “Say this: ‘Don’t let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’”

He put on righteousness like a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
and He wrapped Himself in zeal as in a cloak.

Stand, therefore,

with truth like a belt around your waist,
righteousness like armor on your chest,

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.