God’s Covenant with Abram

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The shield of your help And the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, And you shall tread down their high places.”

They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him.

So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him.

“O mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Nor fields of offerings. For the shield of the mighty is cast away there! The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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

The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.

As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

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

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

And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made.

Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.

And the priest gave the captains of hundreds the spears and shields which had belonged to King David, that were in the temple of the Lord.

“Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it.

The sons of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh had forty-four thousand seven hundred and sixty valiant men, men able to bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, and skillful in war, who went to war.

Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for battle, who could handle shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;

of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them thirty-seven thousand with shield and spear;

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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

Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had made.