Bible Verses About Shields

After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears.

From Naphtali: 1,000 commanders, accompanied by 37,000 men with shield and spear.

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.

Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.