'Shields' in the Bible
Of Benjamin he said,“May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him,Who shields him all the day,And he dwells between His shoulders.”
David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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.
The priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and shields that had been King David’s, which were in the house of the Lord.
David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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.
He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made.
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.
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.
Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the captains of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields which had been King David’s, which were in the house of God.
Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones.
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.
Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuable articles,
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.
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.
“Your neck is like the tower of David,Built with rows of stonesOn which are hung a thousand shields,All the round shields of the mighty men.
They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
“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.
The shields of his mighty men are colored red,The warriors are dressed in scarlet,The chariots are enveloped in flashing steelWhen he is prepared to march,And the cypress spears are brandished.