55 Bible Verses about Shields

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2 Chronicles 11:11-12

And he fortified the strongholds and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine. And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.

2 Chronicles 32:5

And he made himself strong and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

Nehemiah 4:16

And it was from that time forth that half of my servants worked in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the scale-armor. And the rulers were behind all the house of Judah,

Nahum 2:5

He shall remember his nobles; they shall stumble in their walking; they shall make haste to its wall, and the covering shall be prepared.

Jeremiah 46:3

Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

1 Kings 10:16-17

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 9:15-16

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army which bore bucklers and spears, three hundred thousand out of Judah. And out of Benjamin there were two hundred and eighty thousand who bore shields and drew bows; all these mighty men of valor.

2 Samuel 8:7

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

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 14:26

And he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house. He took all away. And he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

1 Kings 14:27

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

Ezekiel 39:9

And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the javelins, and the spears. And they shall burn them with fire seven years,

Isaiah 21:5

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink; arise, rulers. Anoint the shield.

1 Chronicles 12:23-24

And these were the numbers of the chiefs of those armed for war who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the Word of Jehovah. The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

2 Chronicles 11:12

And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for them, for all the army, shields and spears and helmets and coats of armor and bows and stones for the slings.

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, (sons of valor, men lifting up shield and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war), were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty who went out to the war.

1 Samuel 17:7

And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam. And his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And the shield bearer went in front of him.

2 Kings 19:32

So Jehovah says this concerning the king of Assyria. He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor throw up a bank against it.

Jeremiah 51:11

Sharpen the arrows; gather the shields; Jehovah has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of His temple.

Ezekiel 23:24

And they shall come against you with weapons, chariots, and wheels, and with an assembly of peoples; buckler and shield and helmet shall set against you all around. And I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge you by their judgments.

2 Samuel 22:3

The God who is my Rock, in Him will I trust. He is my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower, and my Refuge, my Savior. You save me from violence.

Proverbs 2:7

He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

Exodus 14:19-20

And the Angel of God, the one who went before the camp of Israel, moved. And he went to the rear of them. And the pillar of the cloud went from in front of their face and it stood behind them. And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. And it was a cloudy and dark night, but it lit up the night, so that the one did not come near the other all night.

Isaiah 52:12

For you shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight; for Jehovah will go before you; and the God of Israel gathers you.

Isaiah 31:5

As birds flying, so Jehovah of Hosts will defend Jerusalem; also defending, He will deliver it; and passing over He will preserve it.

Psalm 12:7

You shall keep them, O Jehovah, You shall preserve them from this generation 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, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Zechariah 12:8

In that day Jehovah shall defend around the people of Jerusalem. And it will be, he who is feeble among them at that day shall be like David; and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of Jehovah before them.

Psalm 144:2

He is my goodness and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and He in whom I trust; who humbles my people under me.

Deuteronomy 33:29

Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, O people saved by Jehovah, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! And your enemies shall be found liars to you, and you shall tread on their high places.

Psalm 115:9-11

O Israel, trust in Jehovah; He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah; He is their help and their shield. You who fear Jehovah, trust in Jehovah; He is their help and their shield.

2 Samuel 22:36

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and Your gentleness has made me great.

Psalm 18:35

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; and Your right hand has held me up, and Your gentleness has made me great.

Psalm 5:12

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

Psalm 84:9-11

Behold, O God, our shield, and look on the face of Your anointed. For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For Jehovah God is a sun and shield; Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Job 15:25-26

because he stretches out his hand against God, and sets himself against the Almighty. He runs at him, with a stiff neck, with the thick layers of his shields,

Psalm 47:9

The rulers of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth are God's; He is lifted up on high.

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Brass » Made into » Shields

2 Chronicles 12:10

In place of these King Rehoboam made shields of bronze, and gave them into the hands of the chief of the guard who kept the entrance of the king's house.

1 Kings 14:27

And King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the chief 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 on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 10:16-17

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into one target. And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into one 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

And of the Gadites mighty men separated themselves to David into the stronghold in the wilderness, men of the army for battle, setting in order shield and buckler, and their faces were the faces of a lion, and as gazelles on the heights for swiftness:

2 Chronicles 14:8

And Asa had an army which bore bucklers and spears, three hundred thousand out of Judah. And out of Benjamin there were two hundred and eighty thousand who bore shields and drew bows; all these mighty men of valor.

2 Chronicles 25:5

And Amaziah gathered Judah and made them commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, according to the houses of the fathers, for all Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

1 Chronicles 12:34

And from Naphtali, a thousand captains; and with them with shield and spear were thirty-seven thousand.

1 Chronicles 12:24

The sons of Judah bearing shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance

2 Chronicles 26:14

And Uzziah prepared for them, for all the army, shields and spears and helmets and coats of armor and bows and stones for the slings.

2 Chronicles 11:12

And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.

2 Chronicles 32:5

And he made himself strong and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall outside, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance.

Shields » Kinds of » The buckler or target

1 Chronicles 5:18

The sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, (sons of valor, men lifting up shield and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war), were forty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty who went out to the war.

Ezekiel 26:8

He shall kill your daughters with the sword in the field. And he shall make siege walls against you, and pour out a siege mound against you, and lift up the shield against you.

2 Chronicles 9:15

And King Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

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 for an armory, on which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

Ezekiel 27:10

Persia and Lud and Lydia were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you; they set your splendor.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Gold

1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into one 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 on 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 has held me up, and Your gentleness has made me great.

2 Samuel 22:36

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and Your gentleness has made me great.

Shields » Before war » Anointed

Isaiah 21:5

Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink; arise, rulers. Anoint the shield.

2 Samuel 1:21

Mountains of Gilboa, let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty has been evilly cast away, the shield of Saul not being anointed with oil.

Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God

Shields » A part of defensive armor

Psalm 115:9

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

Psalm 140:7

O Lord Jehovah, 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 three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one 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; gather the shields; Jehovah has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of His temple.

Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Brass

1 Kings 14:27

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

Shields » Before war » Repaired

Jeremiah 46:3

Set in order the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.

Shields » A disgrace to lose, or throw away

2 Samuel 1:21

Mountains of Gilboa, let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty has been evilly cast away, the shield of Saul not being anointed with oil.

Shields » Often borne by an armor-bearer

1 Samuel 17:7

And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam. And his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And the shield bearer went in front of him.

Shields » Of the vanquished, often burned

Ezekiel 39:9

And the inhabitants of the cities of Israel shall go out and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the javelins, and the spears. And they shall burn them with fire seven years,

Shields » Before war » Uncovered

Isaiah 22:6

And Persia carried the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God

Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God

Psalm 5:12

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

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

Judges 5:8

They chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Shields » Said to belong to God

Psalm 47:9

The rulers of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth are God's; He is lifted up on high.

Shields » Before war » Often made red

Nahum 2:3

The shield of his mighty ones has become red; the mighty men are in scarlet; the chariots flame like iron torches in the day of his preparation. And the cypresses are made to quiver.

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