Topic
Helmet
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 17:5Easton · Nave A defensive head-gear worn by soldiers
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
- 1 Samuel 17:38Easton · Nave A defensive head-gear worn by soldiers
¶ And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
- Ephesians 6:17Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
- 2 Chronicles 26:14Nave A defensive head-gear worn by soldiers
And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
- Isaiah 59:17Nave FIGURATIVE
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
- Jeremiah 46:4Nave A defensive head-gear worn by soldiers
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
- Ezekiel 23:24Nave A defensive head-gear worn by soldiers
And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
(Heb. kob’a), a cap for the defence of the head (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). In the New Testament the Greek equivalent is used (Eph. 6:17; 1 Thess. 5:8). (See ARMS.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.