55 Bible Verses about Shields

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2 Chronicles 11:11-12

He strengthened the cities and put army officers with reserves of food, olive oil, and wine in them. He stored shields and spears in each city. He made the cities very secure. Rehoboam held on to Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Hezekiah worked hard. He rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built the towers taller and built another wall outside the city wall. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields.

Nehemiah 4:16

From that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal wardresses. The leaders were in back of the men of Judah.

Nahum 2:5

He remembers his majestic ones. They stumble as they march. They hurry to the wall to prepare the barricade.

Jeremiah 46:3

Get your large and small shields ready and advance into battle.

1 Kings 10:16-17

Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold. About fifteen pounds of gold went into each shield. He made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold. Three pounds of gold was in every cover. The king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 9:15-16

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, using fifteen pounds of gold on each shield. He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, using seven and one half pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall named the Forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 14:8

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand Judeans who were armed with large shields and spears and two hundred and eighty thousand Benjaminites who were armed with small shields and bows. All of these men were strong fighting men.

2 Samuel 8:7

David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:7

David took the gold shields that Hadadezer's servants carried. He brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 14:26

He took the treasures from Jehovah's Temple and the royal palace. He took them all. He took all the gold shields Solomon had made.

1 Kings 14:27

King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.

Ezekiel 39:9

The people who live in the cities of Israel will go out and collect the abandoned weapons for firewood. They will build fires with the shields, bows, arrows, spears, and clubs, and have enough to last for seven years.

Isaiah 21:5

They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; Rise up, captains, oil the shields,

1 Chronicles 12:23-24

These are the numbers of armed warriors who joined David at Hebron. They were all eager to see David become king instead of Saul, just as Jehovah had promised. From the tribe of Judah, there were six thousand eight hundred warriors armed with shields and spears.

2 Chronicles 11:12

He stored shields and spears in each city. He made the cities very secure. Rehoboam held on to Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 26:14

Uzziah prepared shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stones for slings for the entire army.

1 Chronicles 5:18

The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty men ready for military service, able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.

1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like the beam used by weavers. The head of his spear was made of fifteen pounds of iron. The man who carried his shield walked ahead of him.

2 Kings 19:32

This is what Jehovah said about the Assyrian king: 'He will not enter this city or shoot a single arrow against it. No soldiers with shields will come near the city. No siege mounds will be built around it.'

Jeremiah 51:11

Jehovah has stirred up the kings of Media, because he intends to destroy Babylon. That is how he will take revenge for the destruction of his Temple. The attacking officers command: Sharpen your arrows! Get your shields ready!

Ezekiel 23:24

They will come against you with weapons, chariots and wagons, and with a company of peoples. They will set themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will commit the judgment to them, and they will judge you according to their customs.

2 Samuel 22:3

My God, My rock in whom I take refuge. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge. He is my Savior who saved me from violence.

Proverbs 2:7

He stores up insightful (sound) (substantial) wisdom for the upright. He is a shield for those who walk in integrity.

Exodus 14:19-20

The angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them. The pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them. So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

Isaiah 52:12

You will not leave in haste or go in panic. For Jehovah will go before you. The God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 31:5

Jehovah of Hosts will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird. He will defend it and rescue it. He will pass over it and protect it.

Psalm 12:7

O Jehovah, you will protect them. You will keep each one safe from those people forever.

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains are all around Jerusalem, so Jehovah is all around his people from this time and forever.

Psalm 140:7

O Lord Jehovah [Almighty], the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Zechariah 12:8

In that day Jehovah will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He that is feeble among them will be like David. For the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Jehovah before them.

Psalm 144:2

My loving kindness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; and my shield in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.

Deuteronomy 33:29

You are blessed O Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Jehovah? He is the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty! So your enemies will cringe before you and you will tread upon their high places.

Psalm 115:9-11

O Israel, trust Jehovah. He is your helper and your shield. O Descendants of Aaron, trust Jehovah. He is your helper and your shield. If you reverence and respect Jehovah, trust Jehovah. He is your helper and your shield.

2 Samuel 22:36

O Jehovah you protect me and save me. Your help has made me grow great (multiply).

Psalm 18:35

You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand supports me. Your gentleness (humility) (meekness) makes me great.

Psalm 84:9-11

Look at our shield, O God. Look with favor on the face of your anointed one. One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Jehovah God is a sun and shield. Jehovah will give favor and honor. He will not withhold blessing from those who walk faithfully in truth.

Job 15:25-26

He shakes his fist at God and vaunts (brags) (shows off) himself against the Almighty, He defiantly charges against him with a thick, strong shield.

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham. For the rulers (shields) (protectors) of the earth belong to God! He has ascended to the heights.

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Brass » Made into » Shields

2 Chronicles 12:10

As a result King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them. He put them by the entrance to the royal palace, where the captains of the guards were stationed.

1 Kings 14:27

King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.

Gold » Was used for » Shields

2 Samuel 8:7

David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 10:16-17

Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold. About fifteen pounds of gold went into each shield. He made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold. Three pounds of gold was in every cover. The king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

Shields » Many of the israelites used, with expertness

1 Chronicles 12:8

Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.

2 Chronicles 14:8

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand Judeans who were armed with large shields and spears and two hundred and eighty thousand Benjaminites who were armed with small shields and bows. All of these men were strong fighting men.

2 Chronicles 25:5

Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them by families to regiment and battalion commanders for all of Judah and Benjamin. He organized those who were at least twenty years old. He had three hundred thousand of the best men for the army, those who could handle a spear and a shield.

1 Chronicles 12:34

From the tribe of Naphtali, there were one thousand officers and thirty-seven thousand warriors armed with shields and spears.

1 Chronicles 12:24

From the tribe of Judah, there were six thousand eight hundred warriors armed with shields and spears.

Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance

2 Chronicles 26:14

Uzziah prepared shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and stones for slings for the entire army.

2 Chronicles 11:12

He stored shields and spears in each city. He made the cities very secure. Rehoboam held on to Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

Hezekiah worked hard. He rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built the towers taller and built another wall outside the city wall. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David, and made plenty of weapons and shields.

Shields » Kinds of » The buckler or target

1 Chronicles 5:18

The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty men ready for military service, able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.

Ezekiel 26:8

He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword. He will make siege walls against you, cast up a ramp against you and raise up a large shield against you.

2 Chronicles 9:15

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold, using fifteen pounds of gold on each shield.

Shields » In times of peace were hung up in towers of armories

Song of Songs 4:4

Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, on which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Ezekiel 27:10

Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you. They set forth your splendor.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Gold

1 Kings 10:17

He made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold. Three pounds of gold was in every cover. The king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

2 Samuel 8:7

David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.

Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God

Psalm 18:35

You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand supports me. Your gentleness (humility) (meekness) makes me great.

2 Samuel 22:36

O Jehovah you protect me and save me. Your help has made me grow great (multiply).

Shields » Before war » Anointed

Isaiah 21:5

They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; Rise up, captains, oil the shields,

2 Samuel 1:21

Let no rain or dew fall on the mountains of Gilboa. Let its fields be barren! For the shields of the mighty lie there in disgrace. The shield of Saul is no longer polished with oil.

Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God

Shields » A part of defensive armor

Psalm 115:9

O Israel, trust Jehovah. He is your helper and your shield.

Psalm 140:7

O Lord Jehovah [Almighty], the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Shields » Kinds of » The small shield

2 Chronicles 9:16

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, using seven and one half pounds of gold on each shield. The king put them in the hall named the Forest of Lebanon.

Shields » Illustrative of » Faith

Shields » Before war » Gathered together

Jeremiah 51:11

Jehovah has stirred up the kings of Media, because he intends to destroy Babylon. That is how he will take revenge for the destruction of his Temple. The attacking officers command: Sharpen your arrows! Get your shields ready!

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Brass

1 Kings 14:27

King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.

Shields » Before war » Repaired

Jeremiah 46:3

Get your large and small shields ready and advance into battle.

Shields » A disgrace to lose, or throw away

2 Samuel 1:21

Let no rain or dew fall on the mountains of Gilboa. Let its fields be barren! For the shields of the mighty lie there in disgrace. The shield of Saul is no longer polished with oil.

Shields » Often borne by an armor-bearer

1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like the beam used by weavers. The head of his spear was made of fifteen pounds of iron. The man who carried his shield walked ahead of him.

Shields » Of the vanquished, often burned

Ezekiel 39:9

The people who live in the cities of Israel will go out and collect the abandoned weapons for firewood. They will build fires with the shields, bows, arrows, spears, and clubs, and have enough to last for seven years.

Shields » Before war » Uncovered

Isaiah 22:6

Elam takes up the quiver, with her charioteers and horses. Kir uncovers the shield.

Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God

Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God

Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak

Judges 5:8

There was war in the land when the Israelites chose new gods. Of the forty thousand men in Israel, did anyone carry shield or spear?

Shields » Said to belong to God

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham. For the rulers (shields) (protectors) of the earth belong to God! He has ascended to the heights.

Shields » Before war » Often made red

Nahum 2:3

The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are dressed in scarlet: the chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the cypress tree [spears] are brandished.

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