Lexicon :: Strong's H4043 - māḡēn

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.

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.[fn]

Israel chose new gods,

then there was war in the city gates.

Not a shield or spear was seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

Mountains of Gilboa,

let no dew or rain be on you,

or fields of offerings,[fn]

for there the shield of the mighty was defiled —

the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.

my God,[fn] 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[fn] exalts me.

He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly four pounds[fn] 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.

“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.

He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 7 ¹/₂ pounds[fn] of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the LORD’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Asa had an army of three hundred thousand from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and two hundred eighty thousand from Benjamin bearing regular shields and drawing the bow. All these were valiant warriors.

from Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield;

The priest Jehoiada gave to the commanders of hundreds King David’s spears, shields, and quivers[fn] that were in God’s temple.

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

Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall and heightening the towers and the other outside wall. He repaired the supporting terraces of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.

Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item.

From that day on, half of my men did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers supported all the people of Judah,

He rushes headlong at him

with his thick, studded shields.

His pride is in his rows of scales,

closely sealed together.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me,

my glory, and the one who lifts up 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, my rock where I seek refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold.

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 right hand upholds me,

and your humility exalts me.

The LORD is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.

Therefore my heart celebrates,

and I give thanks to him with my song.

We wait for the LORD;

he is our help and shield.

Take your shields ​— ​large and small —

and come to my aid.

The nobles of the peoples have assembled

with the people of the God of Abraham.

For the leaders[fn] of the earth belong to God;

he is greatly exalted.

Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.

By your power, make them homeless wanderers

and bring them down,

Lord, our shield.

There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,

the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.Selah

Consider our shield,[fn] God;

look on the face of your anointed one.

For the LORD God is a sun and shield.

The LORD grants favor and honor;

he does not withhold the good

from those who live with integrity.

Surely our shield[fn] belongs to the LORD,

our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Israel,[fn] trust in the LORD!

He is their help and shield.

You are my shelter and my shield;

I put my hope in your word.

He is my faithful love and my fortress,

my stronghold and my deliverer.

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him;

he subdues my people[fn] under me.

He stores up success[fn] for the upright;

He is a shield for those who live with integrity

and your poverty will come like a robber,

your need, like a bandit.

and your poverty will come like a robber,

and your need, like a bandit.

Every word of God is pure;[fn]

he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

Your neck is like the tower of David,

constructed in layers.

A thousand shields are hung on it —

all of them shields of warriors.

Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet!

Eat and drink!

Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!

Elam took up a quiver

with chariots and horsemen,[fn]

and Kir uncovered the shield.