Shield
18 references
- (Defensive armor)
- Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target Ps. 35:2; Ezek. 38:4
- Used by Saul 2 Sam. 1:21
- Used by the Benjamites 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17
- Uzziah equipped the people of Israel with 2 Chr. 26:14
- Made of brass (bronze) 1 Kgs. 14:27
- Made of gold 2 Sam. 8:7; 1 Kgs. 10:16; 17; 2 Chr. 9:15,16
- Made of wood Ezek. 39:9,10
- Made with bosses Job 15:26
- Stored in armories 1 Kgs. 10:17; 2 Chr. 11:12; 32:5,27
- Stored in the tabernacle 2 Kgs. 11:10; 2 Chr. 23:9
- Covered when not in use Isa. 22:6
- Painted red Nah. 2:3
- See Arms
- FIGURATIVE
- Of God' s protection Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; 2 Sam. 22:3,36; Ps. 5:12; 18:2,35; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9,11; 89:18; Prov. 30:5
- Of God' s truth Ps. 91:4
- Of an entire army Jer. 46:3
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.