55 Bible Verses about Shields
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He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine. He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
It happened from that time forth, that half of my servants worked in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler. 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.
Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Shishak king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon.
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
and he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
"'Those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the war clubs, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield.
These are the numbers of the heads of those who were armed for war, who came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.
The staff 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.
"Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, 'He shall not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: the LORD has stirred up 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, the vengeance of his temple.
They shall come against you with weapons, chariots, and wagons, and with a company of peoples; they shall set themselves against you with buckler and shield and helmet all around; and I will commit the judgment to them, and they shall judge you according to their judgments.
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
God, my Rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
The LORD is my Rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;
The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them. It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one did not come near the other all the night.
For you shall not depart in haste, nor shall you leave in flight; for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Then your light shall break forth as the morning, and your healing shall spring forth speedily; and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
As birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it."
But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.
LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
For I,' says the LORD, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them.
my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency. Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."
Israel, trust in the LORD. He is their help and their shield. 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.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed. For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against Shaddai; he runs at him with a stiff neck, with the thick shields of his bucklers;
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted.
From Thematic Bible
Brass » Made into » Shields
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
Gold » Was used for » Shields
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Shishak king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of gold went to one buckler. He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Shields » Many of the israelites used, with expertness
Of the Gadites there separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes on the mountains;
Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.
Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.
The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Shields » Provided by the kings of israel in great abundance
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised it up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo in the City of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
Shields » Kinds of » The buckler or target
The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skillful in war, were forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty, that were able to go forth to war.
He shall kill your daughters in the field with the sword; and he shall make forts against you, and cast up a mound against you, and raise up the buckler against you.
King Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one buckler.
Shields » In times of peace were hung up in towers of armories
Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.
Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they set forth your comeliness.
Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Gold
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Shishak king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon.
Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
Shields » Before war » Anointed
They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield.
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain on you, nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away. The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
Shields » A part of defensive armor
LORD, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
Shields » Kinds of » The small shield
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
above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
Shields » Before war » Gathered together
Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: the LORD has stirred up 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, the vengeance of his temple.
Shields » Frequently made of, or covered with » Brass
King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
Shields » Before war » Repaired
Shields » A disgrace to lose, or throw away
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain on you, nor fields of offerings. For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away. The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
Shields » Often borne by an armor-bearer
The staff 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
"'Those who dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall make fires of the weapons and burn them, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the war clubs, and the spears, and they shall make fires of them seven years;
Shields » Before war » Uncovered
Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God
He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God
For you will bless the righteous. LORD, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak
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
The princes of the peoples are gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God. He is greatly exalted.
Shields » Before war » Often made red
The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.
