'Shield' in the Bible

After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying: "Do not be afraid, Abram; I [am] your shield, [and] your reward [shall be] very great."

Blessed [are] you, O Israel. Who is like you, a people who [is] saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, and who [is] the sword of your triumph, and your enemies, they shall fawn before you, and you shall tread on their backs."

God chose new [leaders], then war [was at the] gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam and the point of his spear [weighed] six hundred iron shekels. {His shield bearer} was walking in front of him.

Then the Philistine {came on, getting nearer and nearer} to David, with {his shield bearer} in front of him.

O mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew or rain upon you or on the fields of [grain for] offerings, for there the small shield of [the] mighty [was] defiled, the small shield of Saul [was] not anointed with oil.

I take refuge in God, my rock, my shield, and the {strength} of my salvation. My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!

This God, his way [is] blameless; the promise of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield to all who take refuge in him.

You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.

King Solomon made two hundred shields of hammered gold; six hundred [measures of] gold went up over each shield.

" 'Therefore thus says Yahweh to the king of Assyria, "He shall not come to this city, nor shall he shoot an arrow there, nor shall he bring a small shield near her, nor shall he cast a siege ramp against her.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh [had] {valiant} men [who] carried a shield and a sword, and archers, and [who were] expert in war, forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty [for] going out [as] an army.

And from the Gadites, valiant mighty warriors, {soldiers fit for war}, expert with shield and spear, defected to David at the fortress toward the wilderness. And {they had faces like lions} [and were] swift as gazelles upon the mountains.

The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear: six thousand eight hundred armed troops.

From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and [those] with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand.

And King Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold; six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went into each shield.

And [he made] three hundred small shields of beaten gold; three hundred [shekels] went into each small shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

And from Benjamin: Eliada, a powerful mighty warrior, and with him [were] two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

Then Amaziah assembled [the men of] Judah and set them by {families} under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. And he counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found them [to be] three hundred thousand chosen for going out to battle, able [with] spear and shield.

he {stubbornly} runs against him {with his thick-bossed shield}.

But you, Yahweh, [are] a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

For you bless [the] righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him [with] good favor.

My shield [is] with God who saves the upright of heart.

Yahweh [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

This God--his way [is] blameless. The word of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.

Yahweh [is] my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him and I am helped. So my heart rejoices, and with my song I will give thanks to him.

Our soul waits for Yahweh; he [is] our help and our shield.

Grasp buckler and shield and rise to my aid.

Do not kill them, lest my people forget. Make them [to] wander by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

There he broke [the] flames of [the] bow, [the] shield and sword and battle. Selah

Look at our shield, O God, and have regard for the face of your anointed one.

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

because our shield belongs to Yahweh, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

With his feathers he will cover you, and under his wings you can take refuge. His faithfulness [will be] a shield and a buckler.

O Israel, trust Yahweh; he [is] their help and their shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in Yahweh; he [is] their help and their shield.

[You who] fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh; he [is] their help and their shield.

You [are] my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.

my loyal love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and [one] in whom I take refuge, the one who subdues peoples under me.

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

Every word of God [is] flawless; he [is] a shield for him who takes refuge in him.

Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear [the] shield!

And Elam lifted up [the] quiver, with chariots [of] men [and] cavalry. And Kir uncovered [the] shield.

Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria: 'He shall not come to this city, and he shall not shoot an arrow there, and he shall not meet it [with] a shield, and he shall not heap a siege ramp up against her.

"Prepare small shield and shield, and approach for the battle!

Go up, O horses, and drive madly, O chariots, and let the warriors go forth; Cush and Put, who wield [the] small shield, and Lud, who wield [and] bend [the] bow.

And they will come against you [with] an army chariot and wagon and with a crowd of peoples; they will set [themselves] against you [from] all around [with] large shield and small shield and helmet. And I will give {before them} judgment, and they will judge you with their judgments.

Your daughters he will kill in the field with the sword, and he will place against you siege works, and he will build against you a siege ramp, and he will raise against you a shield,

Persia and Lud and Put were {among your soldiers}; small shield and helmet hung {among you} [and] gave [to you] your adornment.

and I will turn you around, and I will place hooks in your cheeks, and I will bring you out and all of your horses and horsemen {fully armed}, all of them, great crowd, holding shield, and small shield, [and] holding swords, all of them.

Persia, Cush, and Put [are] with them, all of them, with small shield and helmet.

"?"And the inhabitants of the towns of Israel will go out, and they will set ablaze, and they will kindle a fire with a weapon and a small shield and a shield, [with] a bow and with arrows, and with {hand clubs} and with spears, and [so] they will light a fire with them, {a fire lasting seven years}.

On that day Yahweh will put a shield around the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David [will be] like God, like the angel of Yahweh, {before them}.

in everything taking up the shield of faith, with which you are able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one,