מָגֵן

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

Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

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

He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.

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

So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.

From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;

Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.

Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.

Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.

And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah

…rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.

His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

The nobles of the nations have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.

Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

…and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.