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Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1 Sam 17:7; 2 Sam 1:21; 1 Kgs 10:17; 1 Chr 12:8, 1 Chr 12:24, 1 Chr 12:34; Isa 22:6; Ezek 39:9; Nah 2:3).

Used figuratively of God and of earthly princes as the defenders of their people (Gen 15:1; Deut 33:29; Ps 33:20; Ps 84:11). Faith is compared to a shield (Eph 6:16).

Shields were usually “anointed” (Isa 21:5), in order to preserve them, and at the same time make the missiles of the enemy glide off them more easily.