55 Bible Verses about Shields

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2 Chronicles 11:11-12

He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

Nehemiah 4:16

From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah,

Nahum 2:5

He remembers his officers; they stumble as they go, they hasten to the wall; the siege tower is set up.

Jeremiah 46:3

"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!

1 Kings 10:16-17

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into 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; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; shekels of gold went into each shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

2 Samuel 8:7

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

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the shields of gold that 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. He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made,

1 Kings 14:27

and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

Ezekiel 39:9

"Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years,

Isaiah 21:5

They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!

1 Chronicles 12:23-24

These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops who came to David in Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, according to the word of the LORD. The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops.

2 Chronicles 11:12

And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

1 Chronicles 5:18

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war.

1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.

2 Kings 19:32

"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.

Jeremiah 51:11

"Sharpen the arrows! Take up the shields!The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

Ezekiel 23:24

And they shall come against you from the north with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.

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

Then the angel of God who was going before the host of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them, coming between the host of Egypt and the host of Israel. And there was the cloud and the darkness. And it lit up the night without one coming near the other all night.

Isaiah 52:12

For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

Isaiah 31:5

Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will spare and rescue it."

Psalm 12:7

You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever.

Psalm 125:2

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm 140:7

O LORD, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the LORD will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the LORD, going before them.

Psalm 144:2

he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs."

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 given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.

Psalm 18:35

You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.

Psalm 84:9-11

Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. 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 defies the Almighty, running stubbornly against him with a thickly bossed shield;

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the peoples gather as the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; he is highly exalted!

From Thematic Bible


Brass » Made into » Shields

2 Chronicles 12:10

and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

1 Kings 14:27

and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

Gold » Was used for » Shields

2 Samuel 8:7

And David took the shields of gold that 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; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield. And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into 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 went over to David at the stronghold in the wilderness mighty and experienced warriors, expert with shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were swift as gazelles upon the mountains:

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor.

2 Chronicles 25:5

Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those twenty years old and upward, and found that they were 300,000 choice men, fit for war, able to handle spear and shield.

1 Chronicles 12:34

Of Naphtali 1,000 commanders with whom were 37,000 men armed with shield and spear.

1 Chronicles 12:24

The men of Judah bearing shield and spear were 6,800 armed troops.

Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.

2 Chronicles 11:12

And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chronicles 32:5

He set to work resolutely and built up all the wall that was broken down and raised towers upon it, and outside it he built another wall, and he strengthened the Millo in the city of David. He also made weapons and shields in abundance.

Shields » Kinds of » The buckler or target

1 Chronicles 5:18

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war.

Ezekiel 26:8

He will kill with the sword your daughters on the mainland. He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you.

2 Chronicles 9:15

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

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

Song of Solomon 4:4

Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

Ezekiel 27:10

"Persia and Lud and Put were in your army as your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they gave you splendor.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Gold

1 Kings 10:17

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

2 Samuel 8:7

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

Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God

Psalm 18:35

You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.

2 Samuel 22:36

You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.

Shields » Before war » Anointed

Isaiah 21:5

They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!

2 Samuel 1:21

"You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon 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 LORD, my 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

And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; shekels of gold went into 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! Take up the shields!The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Brass

1 Kings 14:27

and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

Shields » Before war » Repaired

Jeremiah 46:3

"Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!

Shields » A disgrace to lose, or throw away

2 Samuel 1:21

"You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon 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 his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.

Shields » Of the vanquished, often burned

Ezekiel 39:9

"Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel will go out and make fires of the weapons and burn them, shields and bucklers, bow and arrows, clubs and spears; and they will make fires of them for seven years,

Shields » Before war » Uncovered

Isaiah 22:6

And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered 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

When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Shields » Said to belong to God

Psalm 47:9

The princes of the peoples gather 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 shield of his mighty men is red; his soldiers are clothed in scarlet. The chariots come with flashing metal on the day he musters them; the cypress spears are brandished.

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