SHIELD

(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