Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,

But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”

Uzziah provided shields, spears, helmets, coats of armor, bows and slingstones for the entire army.

Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall.

From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah

Who can strip off its outer coat? Who can penetrate its double coat of armor?

Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.

Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his storehouses—the silver, the gold, the spices, the fine olive oil—his entire armory and everything found among his treasures. There was nothing in his palace or in all his kingdom that Hezekiah did not show them.

“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

Harness the horses, mount the steeds! Take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears, put on your armor!

Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.

But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

The Armor of God

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.