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Shield
Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source
- (Defensive armor)
- Different kinds of, designated as buckler, shield, target Psalms 35:2Ezekiel 38:4
- Used by Saul 2 Samuel 1:21
- Used by the Benjamites 2 Chronicles 14:82 Chronicles 17:17
- Uzziah equipped the people of Israel with 2 Chronicles 26:14
- Made of brass (bronze) 1 Kings 14:27
- Made of gold 2 Samuel 8:71 Kings 10:161 Kings 172 Chronicles 9:152 Chronicles 9:16
- Made of wood Ezekiel 39:9Ezekiel 39:10
- Made with bosses Job 15:26
- Stored in armories 1 Kings 10:172 Chronicles 11:122 Chronicles 32:52 Chronicles 32:27
- Stored in the 2 Kings 11:102 Chronicles 23:9
- Covered when not in use Isaiah 22:6
- Painted red Nahum 2:3
- See Arms
- FIGURATIVE
- Of God' s protection Genesis 15:1Deuteronomy 33:292 Samuel 22:32 Samuel 22:36Psalms 5:12Psalms 18:2Psalms 18:35Psalms 33:20Psalms 59:11Psalms 84:9Psalms 84:11Psalms 89:18Proverbs 30:5
- Of God' s truth Psalms 91:4
- Of an entire army Jeremiah 46:3