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Shield

49 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

The verses

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1 Kings 10:17Easton · Smith · Nave Stored in armories
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Ezekiel 39:9Easton · Smith · Nave Made of wood
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:
Nahum 2:3Easton · Smith · Nave Painted red
The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
Genesis 15:1Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Deuteronomy 33:29Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
2 Samuel 1:21Easton · Nave Used by Saul
Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Psalms 33:20Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Psalms 84:11Easton · Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Isaiah 21:5Easton · Smith
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Isaiah 22:6Easton · Nave Covered when not in use
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
1 Samuel 17:7Easton
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
2 Samuel 8:7Nave Made of gold
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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2 Samuel 22:3 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
2 Samuel 22:36 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
1 Kings 10:16 Nave Made of gold
1 Kings 14:27 Nave Made of brass (bronze)
1 Kings 17:1–24 Nave Made of gold
2 Kings 11:10 Nave Stored in the tabernacle
1 Chronicles 12:8 Easton
1 Chronicles 12:24 Easton
1 Chronicles 12:34 Easton
2 Chronicles 9:15 Nave Made of gold
2 Chronicles 9:16 Nave Made of gold
2 Chronicles 11:12 Nave Stored in armories
2 Chronicles 14:8 Nave Used by the Benjamites
2 Chronicles 17:17 Nave Used by the Benjamites
2 Chronicles 23:9 Nave Stored in the tabernacle
2 Chronicles 26:14 Nave Uzziah equipped the people of Israel with
2 Chronicles 32:5 Nave Stored in armories
2 Chronicles 32:27 Nave Stored in armories
Job 15:26 Nave Made with bosses
Psalms 3:3 Smith
Psalms 5:12 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 18:2 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 18:35 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 28:7 Smith
Psalms 35:2 Nave Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target
Psalms 47:9 Smith
Psalms 59:11 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 84:9 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 89:18 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Psalms 91:4 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s truth
Proverbs 30:5 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of God' s protection
Jeremiah 46:3 Nave FIGURATIVE — Of an entire army
Ezekiel 38:4 Nave Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target
Ezekiel 39:10 Nave Made of wood
1 Maccabees 6:39 Smith
Ephesians 6:16 Easton
Ephesians 6:18 Smith

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 15 references

Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam. 17:7; 2 Sam. 1:21; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Chr. 12:8, 24, 34; Isa. 22:6; Ezek. 39:9; Nahum 2:3).

Used figuratively of God and of earthly princes as the defenders of their people (Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; Ps. 33:20; 84:11). Faith is compared to a shield (Eph. 6:16).

Shields were usually “anointed” (Isa. 21:5), in order to preserve them, and at the same time make the missiles of the enemy glide off them more easily.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 9 references

The ordinary shield consisted of a framework of wood covered with leather; it thus admitted of being burnt. (Ezekiel 39:9) It was frequently cased with metal, either brass or copper; its appearance in this case resembled gold when the sun shone on it, 1 Macc. 6:39 and to this, rather than to the practice of smearing blood on the shield we may refer the redness noticed by. Nahum. (Nahum 2:3) The surface of the shield was kept bright by the application of oil as implied in (Isaiah 21:5) The shield was worn on the left arm, to which it was attached by a strap. Shields of state were covered with beaten gold. Shields were suspended about public buildings for ornamental purposes. (1 Kings 10:17) In the metaphorical language of the Bible the shield generally represents the protection of God: e.g. (Psalms 3:3; 28:7) but in (Psalms 47:9) it is applied to earthly rulers and in (Ephesians 6:18) to faith. [ARMS, ARMOR]

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references

sheld.

See ARMOR, IV, 1.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 38 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ (Defensive armor)
→ Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target Ps 35:2; Eze 38:4
→ Used by Saul 2Sa 1:21
→ Used by the Benjamites 2Ch 14:8; 17:17
→ Uzziah equipped the people of Israel with 2Ch 26:14
→ Made of brass (bronze) 1Ki 14:27
→ Made of gold 2Sa 8:7; 1Ki 10:16; 17; 2Ch 9:15,16
→ Made of wood Eze 39:9,10
→ Made with bosses Job 15:26
→ Stored in armories 1Ki 10:17; 2Ch 11:12; 32:5,27
→ Stored in the tabernacle 2Ki 11:10; 2Ch 23:9
→ Covered when not in use Isa 22:6
→ Painted red Na 2:3
→ See ARMS
→ FIGURATIVE
- Of God' s protection Ge 15:1; De 33:29; 2Sa 22:3,36; Ps 5:12; 18:2,35; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9,11; 89:18; Pr 30:5
- Of God' s truth Ps 91:4
- Of an entire army Jer 46:3

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.

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