55 Bible Verses about Shields

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2 Chronicles 11:11-12

He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine. He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

Nehemiah 4:16

From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.

Nahum 2:5

He remembers his nobles;
They stumble in their march,
They hurry to her wall,
And the mantelet is set up.

Jeremiah 46:3

“Line up the shield and buckler,
And draw near for the battle!

1 Kings 10:16-17

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield. He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 9:15-16

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of beaten gold on each large shield. He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 14:8

Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.

2 Samuel 8:7

David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:7

David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 14:26

He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and he took everything, even taking all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

1 Kings 14:27

So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

Ezekiel 39:9

“Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them.

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

Now these are the numbers of the divisions equipped for war, who came to David at Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord. The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.

2 Chronicles 11:12

He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 26:14

Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war.

1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

2 Kings 19:32

‘Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, “He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield or throw up a siege ramp against it.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

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; and 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,
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.

Proverbs 2:7

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to 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; and 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; and 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

But you will not go out in haste,
Nor will you go as fugitives;
For the Lord will go before you,
And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 31:5

Like flying birds so the Lord of hosts will protect Jerusalem.
He will protect and deliver it;
He will pass over and rescue it.

Psalm 12:7

You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will preserve him from this generation forever.

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.

Psalm 140:7

“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Zechariah 12:8

In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

Psalm 144:2

My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.

Deuteronomy 33:29

“Blessed are you, O Israel;
Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,
Who 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 in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

2 Samuel 22:36

“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help makes me great.

Psalm 18:35

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.

Psalm 5:12

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 84:9-11

Behold our shield, O God,
And look upon the face of Your anointed.
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Job 15:25-26

Because he has stretched out his hand against God
And conducts himself arrogantly against the Almighty.
“He rushes headlong at Him
With his massive shield.

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.

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Brass » Made into » Shields

2 Chronicles 12:10

Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the door of the king’s house.

1 Kings 14:27

So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

Gold » Was used for » Shields

2 Samuel 8:7

David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 10:16-17

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of gold on each large shield. He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Shields » Many of the israelites used, with expertness

1 Chronicles 12:8

From the Gadites there came over to David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear, and whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains.

2 Chronicles 14:8

Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; all of them were valiant warriors.

2 Chronicles 25:5

Moreover, Amaziah assembled Judah and appointed them according to their fathers’ households under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he took a census of those from twenty years old and upward and found them to be 300,000 choice men, able to go to war and handle spear and shield.

1 Chronicles 12:34

Of Naphtali there were 1,000 captains, and with them 37,000 with shield and spear.

1 Chronicles 12:24

The sons of Judah who bore shield and spear were 6,800, equipped for war.

Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance

2 Chronicles 26:14

Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.

2 Chronicles 11:12

He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

Shields » Kinds of » The buckler or target

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war.

Ezekiel 26:8

He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and 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 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of beaten gold on each large 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 with rows of stones
On which are hung a thousand shields,
All the round shields of the 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 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Samuel 8:7

David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God

Psalm 18:35

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.

2 Samuel 22:36

“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help makes me great.

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

O mountains of Gilboa,
Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings;
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God

Shields » A part of defensive armor

Psalm 115:9

O Israel, trust in the Lord;
He is their help and their shield.

Psalm 140:7

“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Shields » Kinds of » The small shield

2 Chronicles 9:16

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Shields » Illustrative of » Faith

Shields » Before war » Gathered together

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Brass

1 Kings 14:27

So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

Shields » Before war » Repaired

Jeremiah 46:3

Line up the shield and buckler,
And draw near for the battle!

Shields » A disgrace to lose, or throw away

2 Samuel 1:21

O mountains of Gilboa,
Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings;
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Shields » Often borne by an armor-bearer

1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

Shields » Of the vanquished, often burned

Ezekiel 39:9

“Then those who inhabit the cities of Israel will go out and make fires with the weapons and burn them, both shields and bucklers, bows and arrows, war clubs and spears, and for seven years they will make fires of them.

Shields » Before war » Uncovered

Isaiah 22:6

Elam took up the quiver
With the chariots, infantry and horsemen;
And Kir uncovered the shield.

Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God

Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God

Psalm 5:12

For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord,
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

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

Judges 5:8

New gods were chosen;
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.

Shields » Said to belong to God

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the people have assembled themselves as the people of the God of Abraham,
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is highly exalted.

Shields » Before war » Often made red

Nahum 2:3

The shields of his mighty men are colored red,
The warriors are dressed in scarlet,
The chariots are enveloped in flashing steel
When he is prepared to march,
And the cypress spears are brandished.

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