'Shield' in the Bible
After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."
You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
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.
The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.
You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain on you, neither fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.
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.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
[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.
"Therefore thus says Yahweh 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.
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;
The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.
[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.
Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
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.
But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, upon the eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm by David.
Yahweh 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.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
Yahweh 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.
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
Don't kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.
There he broke the flaming arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the weapons of war. Selah.
Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
For our shield belongs to Yahweh; our king to the Holy One of Israel.
He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
Israel, trust in Yahweh! He is their help and their shield.
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 loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.
He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;
"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
They prepare the table. They set the watch. They eat. They drink. Rise up, you princes, oil the shield!
Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria, 'He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither will he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
Prepare the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle!
Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
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.
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.
and I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;
Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
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.
He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.