The Abrahamic Covenant

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

do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

He said about Benjamin: The Lord’s beloved rests securely on him. He shields him all day long, and he rests on his shoulders.

How happy you are, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is the shield that protects you, the sword you boast in. Your enemies will cringe before you, and you will tread on their backs.

Israel chose new gods, then there was war in the city gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

His spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed fifteen pounds. In addition, a shield-bearer was walking in front of him.

The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with the shield-bearer in front of him.

Mountains of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, or fields of offerings, for there the shield of the mighty was defiled— the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

David took the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

my God, my rock where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, you save me from violence.

God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

You have given me the shield of your salvation; your help exalts me.

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

He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly four pounds of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards who protected the entrance to the king’s palace.

Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields, then they would take them back to the armory.

The priest gave to the commanders of hundreds King David’s spears and shields that were in the Lord’s temple.

Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: He will not enter this city, shoot an arrow here, come before it with a shield, or build up a siege ramp against it.

The descendants of Reuben and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors who could serve in the army—men who carried shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for war.

Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were valiant warriors, trained for battle, expert with shield and spear. Their faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as gazelles on the mountains.

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

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

David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of hammered gold went into each shield.