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The concept of armor is both literal and metaphorical in the Bible, representing physical protection and spiritual readiness.<br><br><b>Old Testament Armor</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, armor is often described in the context of warfare. The Israelites, like other ancient Near Eastern cultures, used various types of armor. For instance, King Saul offered his own armor to David before David's encounter with Goliath. However, David declined, saying, "I cannot walk in these, for I am not used to them" (<a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">1 Samuel 17:39</a>). This passage highlights the use of armor in battle and the importance of familiarity and comfort with one's protective gear.<br><br>The armor typically included a helmet, breastplate, shield, and sometimes greaves to protect the legs. Shields were particularly significant, often made of wood and covered with leather, and they could be large enough to cover the entire body. The shield is frequently mentioned in the Psalms as a metaphor for God's protection: "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped" (<a href="/psalms/28-7.htm">Psalm 28:7</a>).<br><br><b>New Testament Armor</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul uses the imagery of armor to describe the spiritual defenses available to believers. In <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>, Paul exhorts Christians to "put on the full armor of God" to stand against the schemes of the devil. This passage outlines the components of spiritual armor:<br><br>1. <b>Belt of Truth</b>: Represents honesty and integrity, foundational for standing firm in faith.<br>2. <b>Breastplate of Righteousness</b>: Symbolizes living a righteous life, protecting the heart from evil.<br>3. <b>Gospel of Peace</b>: Shoes that prepare believers to spread the message of peace through the gospel.<br>4. <b>Shield of Faith</b>: Faith acts as a shield, extinguishing the fiery darts of the evil one.<br>5. <b>Helmet of Salvation</b>: Assurance of salvation protects the mind from doubt and fear.<br>6. <b>Sword of the Spirit</b>: The Word of God, which is the only offensive weapon in the spiritual armor, used to counter lies and deception.<br><br>Paul's description emphasizes the need for spiritual vigilance and readiness, encouraging believers to be proactive in their faith and reliance on God's power.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Application</b><br><br>Armor in the Bible symbolizes protection, strength, and readiness, both in physical and spiritual contexts. It serves as a reminder of the need for God's protection and the importance of being prepared for spiritual battles. The imagery of armor encourages believers to live righteously, trust in God's promises, and actively engage in spiritual warfare with the tools provided by God.<br><br>The concept of armor also underscores the communal aspect of faith, as soldiers in ancient times often fought in formation, protecting one another. Similarly, Christians are called to support and uphold each other in their spiritual journeys, standing firm together against the challenges of the world.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ARMOR; ARMS</span><p>ar'-mer, arms.<br><br>I. ARMOR IN GENERAL-OLD TESTAMENT<br><br>II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; POLYBIUS<br><br>III. OFFENSIVE WEAPONS<br><br>1. Rod<br><br>2. Sling<br><br>3. Bow and Arrows<br><br>4. Spear-Javelin<br><br>5. Sword<br><br>IV. DEFENSIVE WEAPONS<br><br>1. Shield<br><br>2. Helmet<br><br>3. Coat of Mail<br><br>4. Greaves<br><br>5. Girdle<br><br>LITERATURE<br><br>I. Armor in General-Old Testament.<br><br>(maddim; <a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">1 Samuel 17:38</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-1.htm">1 Samuel 14:1</a> the Revised Version (British and American) APPAREL; nesheq, <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">1 Kings 10:25</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Job 39:21</a>; kelim; ta hopla): Under this head it may be convenient to notice the weapons of attack and defense in use among the Hebrews, mentioned in Scripture. There are no such descriptions given by the sacred writers as are to be found in Homer, who sets forth in detail the various pieces of armor worn by an Achilles or a Patroclus, and the order of putting them on. There is an account of the armor offensive and defensive of the Philistine Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">1 Samuel 17:5-7</a>); and from a much later time we read of shields and spears and helmets and habergeons, or coats of mail, and bows and slings with which Uzziah provided his soldiers (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a>). In Jeremiah's ode of triumph over the defeat of Pharaoh-neco, there is mention of the arms of the Egyptians: "Prepare ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail" (<a href="/jeremiah/46-3.htm">Jeremiah 46:3, 4</a>). Of the arms of Assyrian, Chaldean, Egyptian and Hittite soldiery there have come down to us sculptured representations from their ancient monuments, which throw light upon the battlepieces of the Hebrew historians and prophets.<br><br>II. In the New Testament; Polybius.<br><br>In the New Testament, Paul describes the panoply of the Christian soldier, naming the essential pieces of the Roman soldier's armor-the girdle, the breastplate, the footgear, the shield, the helmet, the sword-although it is to be noticed that his most characteristic weapon, the pilum or spear, is omitted (<a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-17</a>). In a similar context the same apostle speaks of "the armor" of light (<a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a>), "of righteousness on the right hand and on the left" (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-7.htm">2 Corinthians 6:7</a>). Of the equipment of the Roman soldier in detail, the most useful illustration is the account given by Polybius (vi.23): "The Roman panoply consists in the first place of a shield (thureos).. Along with the shield is a sword (machaira).. Next come two javelins (hussoi) and a helmet (perikephalaia), and a greave (knemis).... Now the majority, when they have further put on a bronze plate, measuring a span every way, which they wear on their breasts and call a heart-guard (kardiophulax), are completely armed, but those citizens who are assessed at more than 10,000 drachmae wear instead, together with the other arms, cuirasses made of chain mail (halusidotous thorakas)."<br><br>III. Offensive Weapons.<br><br>1. Rod:<br><br>The commonest weapon in the hands of the shepherd youth of Palestine today is the rod (shebheT; rhabdos), a stick loaded at one end, which he carries in his hand, or wears attached to his wrist by a loop of string, ready for use. It is of considerable weight and is a formidable weapon whether used in self-defense or in attacking a foe. With such a weapon David may well have overcome the lion and the bear that invaded the fold. This shepherd's rod, while used for guidance, or comfort, or for numbering the flock (<a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-32.htm">Leviticus 27:32</a>), was also a weapon with which to strike and punish (<a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5, 15</a>). In this sense it has for a synonym maTTeh (<a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Ezekiel 7:11</a>), and both came to have the derived meaning of spearheads (shebheT, <a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">2 Samuel 18:14</a>; maTTeh, <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">1 Samuel 14:27</a>). They may have been the original of the maul or hammer (mephits, <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Proverbs 25:18</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20</a>, where Cyrus, as God's battle-axe, is to shatter Babylon and its inhabitants for the wrongs they have done to His people Israel).<br><br>2. Sling:<br><br>Scarcely less common and equally homely is the sling (qela`; sphendone) (<a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">1 Samuel 17:40</a>). It consists of plaited thongs, or of one strip of leather, made broad at the middle to form a hollow or pocket for the stone or other contents, the ends being held firmly in the hand as it is whirled loaded round the head, and one of them being at length let go, so that the stone may take its flight. It is used by the shepherd still to turn the straying sheep, and it can also be used with deadly effect as a weapon of war. The slingers (ha-qalla`im, <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">2 Kings 3:25</a>) belonged to the light infantry, like the archers. The Benjamites were specially skilled in the use of the sling, which they could use as well with their left hand as the right (<a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Judges 20:16</a>). The sling was a weapon in use in the armies of Egypt and Babylonia, and Jeremiah in a powerful figure makes the Lord say to Jerusalem in a time of impending calamity: "Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time" (<a href="/jeremiah/10-18.htm">Jeremiah 10:18</a>; compare <a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">1 Samuel 25:29</a>).<br><br>3. Bow and Arrows:<br><br>A very important offensive weapon in the wars of Israel was the bow (qesheth) and arrows (chitstsim), and the archers whether mounted or on foot formed a powerful element of the fighting forces of the Philistines, Egyptians and Assyrians (s.v. ARCHERY; BOW).<br><br>4. Spear-Javelin:<br><br>The spear has various words to represent it.<br><br>(1) The chanith had a wooden staff or shaft of varying size and length with a head, or blade, of bronze, or, at a later time, of iron (<a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm">1 Samuel 17:7</a>). In the King James Version it is sometimes translated "javelin," but in the Revised Version (British and American) "spear" (see <a href="/1_samuel/13-22.htm">1 Samuel 13:22</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/18-11.htm">1 Samuel 18:11</a>). Saul's spear, stuck in the ground, betokened the abode of the king for the time, just as today the spear in front of his tent marks the halting-place of the Bedouin Sheikh (<a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">1 Samuel 22:6</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/26-7.htm">1 Samuel 26:7</a>). Nahum, describing the arms of the Assyrians, joins together the flashing sword and the glittering spear (<a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Nahum 3:3</a>). The bearers of the chanith belonged to the heavy-armed troops.<br><br>(2) The romach, also translated in the King James Version "javelin," was of the character of a lance. It does not appear to have differed much from the chanith-they appear as synonyms in <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Joel 3:10</a>, where romach is used, and in <a href="/nasb/isaiah/2.htm">Isaiah 2, 4</a> where chanith is used, of spears beaten into pruning hooks. It describes the Egyptian spear in <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4</a>. The bearers of the romach also belonged to the heavy-armed troops.<br><br>(3) The kidhon was lighter than either of the preceding and more of the nature of a javelin (gaison in the Septuagint, <a href="/joshua/8-18.htm">Joshua 8:18</a> and Polybius vi.39, 3; <a href="/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a>). (4) In the New Testament the word "spear" occurs only once and is represented by the Greek logche, the equivalent no doubt of chanith as above (<a href="/john/19-34.htm">John 19:34</a>).<br><br>5. Sword:<br><br>The sword (cherebh) is by far the most frequently mentioned weapon in Scripture, whether offensive or defensive. The blade was of iron (<a href="/1_samuel/13-19.htm">1 Samuel 13:19</a> <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Joel 3:10</a>). It was hung from the girdle on the left side, and was used both to cut and to thrust. Ehud's sword (<a href="/judges/3-16.htm">Judges 3:16</a>) was double-edged and a cubit in length, and, as he was left-handed, was worn on his right thigh under his clothes. The sword was kept in a sheath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">1 Samuel 17:51</a>); to draw the sword was the signal for war (<a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3</a>). Soldiers are "men who draw the sword." It is the flashing sword (<a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Nahum 3:3</a>); the oppressing sword (<a href="/jeremiah/46-16.htm">Jeremiah 46:16</a>); the devouring sword (<a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">2 Samuel 18:8</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a>); the sword which drinks its fill of blood (<a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5, 6</a>). The sword of the Lord executes God's judgments (<a href="/jeremiah/47-6.htm">Jeremiah 47:6</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9, 10</a>).<br><br>Figurative: In the highly metaphorical language of the prophets it stands for war and its attendant calamities (<a href="/jeremiah/50-35.htm">Jeremiah 50:35-37</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-28.htm">Ezekiel 21:28</a>).<br><br>In the New Testament machaira is employed for sword in its natural meaning (<a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Matthew 26:47, 51</a> <a href="/acts/12-2.htm">Acts 12:2</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Hebrews 11:34, 37</a>). Paul calls the Word of God the sword of the Spirit (<a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a>); and in the Epistle to Hebrews the Word of God is said to be sharper than any two-edged sword (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>). As a synonym the word rhomphaia is used in the Apocrypha alone of the New Testament books, save for <a href="/luke/2-35.htm">Luke 2:35</a>. It was the Thracian sword with large blade, and is classed by the ancients rather as a spear. The word is used frequently in the Septuagint like machaira to translate cherebh. In <a href="/revelation/1-16.htm">Revelation 1:16</a> the sharp two-edged sword of judgment, rhomphaia is seen in vision proceeding out of the mouth of the glorified Lord (compare <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>). Xiphos is still another word for sword, but it is found only in the Septuagint, and not in the New Testament.<br><br>IV. Defensive Weapons.<br><br>1. Shield:<br><br>The most ancient and universal weapon of defense is the shield. The two chief varieties are<br><br>(1) the tsinnah, Latin scutum, the large shield, worn by heavy-armed infantry, adapted to the form of the human body, being made oval or in the shape of a door; hence, its Greek name, thureos, from thura, a door; and<br><br>(2) the maghen, Latin clypeus, the light, round hand-buckler, to which pelte is the Greek equivalent. The two are often mentioned together (<a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Ezekiel 23:24</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4</a> <a href="/psalms/35-2.htm">Psalm 35:2</a>).<br><br>The tsinnah was the shield of the heavy-armed (<a href="/1_chronicles/12-24.htm">1 Chronicles 12:24</a>); and of Goliath we read that his shield was borne by a man who went before him (<a href="/1_samuel/17-7.htm">1 Samuel 17:7, 41</a>) The maghen could be borne by bowmen, for we read of men of Benjamin in Asa's army that bare shields and drew bows (<a href="/2_chronicles/14-8.htm">2 Chronicles 14:8</a>). The ordinary material of which shields were made was wood, or wicker-work overlaid with leather. The wood-work of the shields and other weapons of Gog's army were to serve Israel for fuel for seven years (<a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Ezekiel 39:9</a>). The anointing of the shield (<a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">2 Samuel 1:21</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Isaiah 21:5</a>) was either to protect it from the weather, or, more probably, was part of the consecration of the warrior and his weapons for the campaign. Solomon in his pride of wealth had 200 shields (tsinnoth) of beaten gold, and 300 targets (maghinnim) of beaten gold made for himself, and hung in the house of the forest of Lebanon (<a href="/1_kings/10-16.htm">1 Kings 10:16, 17</a>). They were only for show, and when Shishak of Egypt came up against Rehoboam and carried them off, Rehoboam replaced them with others of bronze (<a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">1 Kings 14:27</a>). On the march, the shield was strapped over the shoulder and kept in a cover, which was removed before the battle (<a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Isaiah 22:6</a>). Both words are used of the mechanical device known to the Romans as the testudo employed by the besiegers of a city against the darts and stones and blazing torches thrown out by the besieged (<a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Isaiah 37:33</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8</a>).<br><br>Figurative: Yahweh is spoken of as the Shield and Protector of His people-of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">Genesis 15:1</a>); of Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a>); of the Psalmist (<a href="/psalms/18-30.htm">Psalm 18:30</a>; <a href="/psalms/35-2.htm">Psalm 35:2</a>, and many other passages). In his description of the panoply of the Christian soldier, Paul introduces faith as the thureos, the large Greek-Roman shield, a defense by which he may quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.<br><br>2. Helmet:<br><br>The helmet, qobha` or kobha`, seems to have been originally in the form of a skull-cap, and it is thus figured in representations of Hittites on the walls of Karnak in Egypt. In the earliest times it is found worn only by outstanding personages like kings and commanders. When King Saul armed David with his own armor he put a helmet of brass upon his head (<a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">1 Samuel 17:38</a>). Uzziah at a later time provided his soldiers with helmets, as part of their equipment (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a>). The men of Pharaoh-neco's army also wore helmets (<a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4</a>), and the mercenaries in the armies of Tyre had both shield and helmet to hang up within her (<a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Ezekiel 27:10</a>). The materials of the helmet were at first of wood, linen, felt, or even of rushes; leather was in use until the Seleucid period when it was supplanted by bronze (1 Maccabees 6:35); the Greek and Roman helmets both of leather and brass were well known in the Herodian period.<br><br>Figurative: Paul has the helmet, perikephalaia, for his Christian soldier (<a href="/ephesians/6-17.htm">Ephesians 6:17</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:8</a>). In the Septuagint perikephalaia occurs eleven times as the equivalent of the Hebrew term.<br><br>3. Coat of Mail:<br><br>Body armor for the protection of the person in battle is mentioned in the Old Testament and is well known in representations of Egyptian, Persian and Parthian warriors. The shiryon, translated "habergeon" in the King James Version, rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) "coat of mail," is part of the armor of Nehemiah's workers (<a href="/nehemiah/4-16.htm">Nehemiah 4:16</a>), and one of the pieces of armor supplied by King Uzziah to his soldiers. (<a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a>). Goliath was armed with a shiryon, and when Saul clad David in his own armor to meet the Philistine champion he put on him a coat of mail, his shiryon (<a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">1 Samuel 17:5, 38</a>). Such a piece of body armor Ahab wore in the fatal battle of Ramoth-gilead (<a href="/1_kings/22-34.htm">1 Kings 22:34</a>). In the battle of Bethsura in the Maccabean struggle the Syrian war-elephants were protected with breastplates, the word for which, thorax, represents the shiryon in the Septuagint (1 Maccabees 6:43).<br><br>Figurative: Isaiah in a striking figure describes Yahweh as putting on righteousness for a coat of mail and salvation as a helmet, where thorax and perikephalaia are the Greek words of the Septuagint to render shiryon and kobha`. It is from this passage (<a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17</a>) that Paul obtains his "breastplate of righteousness" (<a href="/ephesians/6-14.htm">Ephesians 6:14</a>).<br><br>4. Greaves:<br><br>Greaves (mitschah; knemides) are mentioned once in Scripture as part of the armor of Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-6.htm">1 Samuel 17:6</a>). They were of brass or leather, fastened by thongs round the leg and above the ankles.<br><br>5. Girdle:<br><br>The girdle (chaghorah; Greek zone) was of leather studded with nails, and was used for supporting the sword (<a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">1 Samuel 18:4</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-8.htm">2 Samuel 20:8</a>). See<a href="http://bibleencyclopedia.com/girdle.htm">GIRDLE</a>.<br><br>Figurative: For figurative uses see under the separate weapons.<br><br>LITERATURE.<br><br>Nowack, Hebraische Archaeologie, I, 359-67; Benzinger, Herzog, RE, article "Kriegswesen bei den Hebraern"; McCurdy, HPM, I, II; Woods and Powell, The Hebrew Prophets for English Readers, I, II; G. M. Mackie, Bible Manners and Customs; Browne, Hebrew Antiquities, 40-46; corresponding articles in Kitto, Hastings, and other Bible dictionaries.<br><br>T. Nicol.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3833.htm"><span class="l">3833. panoplia -- full <b>armor</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> full <b>armor</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: panoplia Phonetic Spelling:<br> (pan-op-lee&#39;-ah) Short Definition: complete <b>armor</b> Definition: complete <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3833.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/3696.htm"><span class="l">3696. hoplon -- a tool, implement, weapon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. word Definition a tool, implement, weapon NASB Word Usage <b>armor</b><br> (1), instruments (2), weapons (3). <b>armor</b>, instrument, weapon. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3696.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/831.htm"><span class="l">831. authenteo -- to govern, exercise authority</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 831 (from 846 , &quot;self&quot; and , &quot;arms, <b>armor</b>&quot;) -- properly, to , ie acting<br> as an -- literally, -appointed (acting without submission). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/831.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2528.htm"><span class="l">2528. kathoplizo -- to arm fully</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to arm oneself fully. From kata; and hoplizo; to equip fully with <b>armor</b> -- arm.<br> see GREEK kata. see GREEK hoplizo. (kathoplismenos) -- 1 Occurrence. 2527, 2528 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2528.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8302.htm"><span class="l">8302. shiryon -- body <b>armor</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 8301b, 8302. shiryon or shiryan. 8303 . body <b>armor</b>. Transliteration: shiryon<br> or shiryan Phonetic Spelling: (shir-yone&#39;) Short Definition: <b>armor</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8302.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5630.htm"><span class="l">5630. siryon -- <b>armor</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 5629, 5630. siryon. 5631 . <b>armor</b>. Transliteration: siryon Phonetic Spelling:<br> (sir-yone&#39;) Short Definition: scale-<b>armor</b>. Word Origin <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5630.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4055.htm"><span class="l">4055. mad -- a measure, cloth garment</span></a><br>mad or med. 4054, 4055. mad or med. 4056 . a measure, cloth garment.<br> Transliteration: mad or med Phonetic Spelling: (mad) Short Definition: <b>armor</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4055.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm"><span class="l">5375. nasa -- to lift, carry, take</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), wore (1), worked (1). accept, advance, arise, able to, <b>armor</b>, suffer<br> to bearer, up, bring forth,. Or nacah (Psalm &#39;eb: &#39;abad <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5375.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4697.htm"><span class="l">4697. mitschah -- greaves</span></a><br><b>...</b> greaves, shin-pieces of <b>armor</b>. From the same as metsach; a shin-piece of <b>armor</b><br> (as prominent), only plural -- greaves. see HEBREW metsach. 4696, 4697. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4697.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3830.htm"><span class="l">3830. lebush -- a garment, clothing, raiment</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from labash Definition a garment, clothing, raiment NASB Word Usage<br> apparel (3), <b>armor</b> (1), attire* (1), clothed (2), clothing (12), dressed* (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3830.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2290b.htm"><span class="l">2290b. chagorah -- a girdle, loin covering, belt</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from chagar Definition a girdle, loin covering, belt NASB Word Usage<br> <b>armor</b> (1), belt (3), loin coverings (1). 2290a, 2290b. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2290b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7193.htm"><span class="l">7193. qasqeseth -- scale (of fish)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition: scales. Word Origin from an unused word Definition scale (of fish)<br> NASB Word Usage scale-<b>armor</b> (1), scales (7). mail, scale. By <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7193.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2296.htm"><span class="l">2296. chagar -- to gird, gird on, gird oneself</span></a><br><b>...</b> A primitive root; to gird on (as a belt, <b>armor</b>, etc.) -- be able to put on, be afraid,<br> appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side. 2295, 2296. chagar. 2297 &gt; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2296.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm"><span class="l">3627. keli -- an article, utensil, vessel</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from kalah Definition an article, utensil, vessel NASB Word Usage <b>armor</b><br> (24), armory* (1), article (10), articles (30), bag (2), baggage (12), bags <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3627.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/361__the_whole_armor.htm"><span class="l">The Whole <b>Armor</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHRISTIAN CHARACTER AND LIFE. 361. " The whole <b>Armor</b>. 361. CM Anonymous.<br> The whole <b>Armor</b>. 1 O, speed thee, Christian, on thy <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/361 the whole armor.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/twenty_first_sunday_after_trinity.htm"><span class="l">Twenty First Sunday after Trinity the Christian <b>Armor</b> and Weapons.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Twenty First Sunday After Trinity THE CHRISTIAN <b>ARMOR</b> AND WEAPONS. Text:<br> Ephesians 6, 10-17. 10 <b>...</b> God. THE CHRISTIAN <b>ARMOR</b> AND WEAPONS. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/twenty first sunday after trinity.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/book_of_hymns_for_public_and_private_devotion/316_c_m_anonymous_the.htm"><span class="l">CM Anonymous. The Whole <b>Armor</b> of the Lord.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> VII. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 316. CM Anonymous. The Whole <b>Armor</b> of the Lord. <b>...</b> And to thine<br> <b>armor</b> cling; With girded loins the call obey That love and mercy bring! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/316 c m anonymous the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_28_sauls_armor_1sam.htm"><span class="l">Saul&#39;s <b>Armor</b>. 1Sam 17:38-40</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I SAMUEL Hymn 28 SAUL&#39;s <b>armor</b>. 1Sam 17:38-40. John Newton 7,6,7,6. SAUL&#39;s <b>armor</b>.<br> 1Sam 17:38-40. When first my soul enlisted. My Savior&#39;s foes to fight; <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 28 sauls armor 1sam.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/book_of_hymns_for_public_and_private_devotion/542_s_m_anonymous_the.htm"><span class="l">SM Anonymous. The Whole <b>Armor</b> of God.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SM Anonymous. The Whole <b>Armor</b> of God. 1 Followers of Christ! arise, And put your<br> <b>armor</b> on, Strong in the strength which God supplies To each obedient son. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/542 s m anonymous the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/4_thy_neck_is_like.htm"><span class="l">Thy Neck is Like the Tower of David, Builded with Bulwarks; a <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER IV. 4. Thy neck is like the tower of David, builded with bulwarks;<br> a thousand shields hang upon it, all the <b>armor</b> of mighty men. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/4 thy neck is like.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/jonathans_brave_deed.htm"><span class="l">Jonathan&#39;s Brave Deed</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now on that day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his <b>armor</b>,<br> &quot;Come, let us go over against the Philistines&#39; garrison that is on the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/jonathans brave deed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_death_of_two_brave.htm"><span class="l">The Death of Two Brave Warriors</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then Saul said to his <b>armor</b>-bearer, &quot;Draw your sword and kill me with it, so that<br> these heathen Philistines may not come and make sport of me.&quot; But his <b>armor</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the death of two brave.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_9_how_the_philistines.htm"><span class="l">How the Philistines Made Another Expedition against the Hebrews <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> lying on his shoulders. He had also a lance of six hundred shekels; and many<br> followed him to carry his <b>armor</b>. Wherefore this Goliath <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 how the philistines.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xx_the_power_of.htm"><span class="l">The Power of a Pebble.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the Israelites, asking them to send out a man to fight with him, but he was not<br> truly brave, for he had carefully covered his great body with <b>armor</b> of brass <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xx the power of.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/armor.htm"><span class="l"><b>Armor</b> (53 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ARMOR</b>; ARMS. ar'-mer, arms. I. <b>ARMOR</b> IN<br> GENERAL-OLD TESTAMENT II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; POLYBIUS III. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armor.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/armor-bearer.htm"><span class="l"><b>Armor</b>-bearer (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Armor</b>-bearer. Armorbearer, <b>Armor</b>-bearer. Armorbearers . Noah Webster's Dictionary<br> (n.) One who carries the <b>armor</b> or arms of another; an armiger. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armor-bearer.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/armor-bearers.htm"><span class="l"><b>Armor</b>-bearers (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Armor</b>-bearers. Armorbearers, <b>Armor</b>-bearers. Armory . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Armor</b>-bearers (2 Occurrences). 1 Samuel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armor-bearers.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scale-armor.htm"><span class="l">Scale-<b>armor</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Scale-<b>armor</b>. Scale, Scale-<b>armor</b>. Scaled . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Scale-<b>armor</b> (3 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 17:5 and a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scale-armor.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bearer.htm"><span class="l">Bearer (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 9:54 Then he called hastily to the young man his <b>armor</b> bearer, and said to<br> him, &quot;Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bearer.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/armorbearer.htm"><span class="l">Armorbearer (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ARMOR</b>-BEARER. ar'-mer-bar'-er (nose' keli;<br> Greek uses a phrase, ho airon ta skeue, literally &quot;the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armorbearer.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gorget.htm"><span class="l">Gorget</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (n.) A piece of <b>armor</b>, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat<br> and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gorget.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mail.htm"><span class="l">Mail (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was used especially for defensive <b>armor</b>. 5. (n.) Hence generally, <b>armor</b>, or any<br> defensive covering. <b>...</b> COAT OF MAIL. mal. See <b>ARMOR</b>, ARMS; BRIGANDINE. MAIL. mal. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mail.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abuse.htm"><span class="l">Abuse (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul to his <b>armor</b> bearer, &quot;Draw your sword, and thrust me<br> through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abuse.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/garrison.htm"><span class="l">Garrison (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 14:1 Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young<br> man who bore his <b>armor</b>, &quot;Come, and let us go over to the Philistines <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/garrison.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/armor-bearer.html">What is an armor-bearer? Should there be a church position of armor-bearer? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/full-armor-of-God.html">What is the full armor of God? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/belt-of-truth.html">What is the belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14)? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/armor.htm">Armor: Dictionary and Thesaurus &#124; Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Armor (53 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Luke 11:22</a></span><br />But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole <span class="boldtext">armor</span> in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a></span><br />The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let's therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let's put on the <span class="boldtext">armor</span> of light.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-7.htm">2 Corinthians 6:7</a></span><br />in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the <span class="boldtext">armor</span> of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a></span><br />Put on the whole <span class="boldtext">armor</span> of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm">Ephesians 6:13</a></span><br />Therefore, put on the whole <span class="boldtext">armor</span> of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Judges 9:54</a></span><br />Then he called hastily to the young man his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me,'A woman killed him.' His young man thrust him through, and he died."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-1.htm">1 Samuel 14:1</a></span><br />Now it fell on a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, "Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side." But he didn't tell his father.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6</a></span><br />Jonathan said to the young man who bore his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, "Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-7.htm">1 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />His <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer said to him, "Do all that is in your heart. Turn and, behold, I am with you according to your heart."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-12.htm">1 Samuel 14:12</a></span><br />The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer, and said, "Come up to us, and we will show you something!" Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come up after me; for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-13.htm">1 Samuel 14:13</a></span><br />Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-14.htm">1 Samuel 14:14</a></span><br />That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow's length in an acre of land.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/14-17.htm">1 Samuel 14:17</a></span><br />Then said Saul to the people who were with him, "Count now, and see who is missing from us." When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer were not there.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm">1 Samuel 16:21</a></span><br />David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">1 Samuel 17:5</a></span><br />He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-6.htm">1 Samuel 17:6</a></span><br />He had brass shin <span class="boldtext">armor</span> on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.<br /><span class="source">(WEB)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">1 Samuel 17:38</a></span><br />And Saul armed David with his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">1 Samuel 17:39</a></span><br />And David girded his sword upon his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">1 Samuel 17:54</a></span><br />David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> in his tent.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">1 Samuel 18:4</a></span><br />Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a></span><br />Then said Saul to his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me!" But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm">1 Samuel 31:5</a></span><br />When his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died with him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-6.htm">1 Samuel 31:6</a></span><br />So Saul died, and his three sons, and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer, and all his men, that same day together.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">1 Samuel 31:9</a></span><br />They cut off his head, and stripped off his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols, and to the people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a></span><br />They put his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm">2 Samuel 2:21</a></span><br />Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and grab one of the young men, and take his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>." But Asahel would not turn aside from following him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/18-15.htm">2 Samuel 18:15</a></span><br />Ten young men who bore Joab's <span class="boldtext">armor</span> surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/23-37.htm">2 Samuel 23:37</a></span><br />Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">1 Kings 10:25</a></span><br />They brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-11.htm">1 Kings 20:11</a></span><br />The king of Israel answered, "Tell him,'Don't let him who puts on his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> brag like he who takes it off."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/22-34.htm">1 Kings 22:34</a></span><br />A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the <span class="boldtext">armor</span>. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded."<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/22-38.htm">1 Kings 22:38</a></span><br />And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. <br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">2 Kings 3:21</a></span><br />Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and upward, and stood on the border.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm">2 Kings 10:2</a></span><br />"Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and <span class="boldtext">armor</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">2 Kings 20:13</a></span><br />Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and the house of his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn't show them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">1 Chronicles 10:4</a></span><br />Then said Saul to his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me." But his armor bearer would not; for he was terrified. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-5.htm">1 Chronicles 10:5</a></span><br />When his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">1 Chronicles 10:9</a></span><br />They stripped him, and took his head, and his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to their idols, and to the people.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10</a></span><br />They put his <span class="boldtext">armor</span> in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/11-39.htm">1 Chronicles 11:39</a></span><br />Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the <span class="boldtext">armor</span> bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">2 Chronicles 9:24</a></span><br />They brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">2 Chronicles 18:33</a></span><br />A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the <span class="boldtext">armor</span>. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am sore wounded.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a></span><br />And Uzziah had all these forces armed with body-covers and spears and head-covers and coats of metal and bows and stones for sending from leather bands. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/4-16.htm">Nehemiah 4:16</a></span><br />It happened from that time forth, that half of my servants worked in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/41-13.htm">Job 41:13</a></span><br />Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle? <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Isaiah 9:5</a></span><br />For all the <span class="boldtext">armor</span> of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8</a></span><br />He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the <span class="boldtext">armor</span> in the house of the forest. <br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Isaiah 39:2</a></span><br />Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn't show them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/45-1.htm">Isaiah 45:1</a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their <span class="boldtext">armor</span>; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:<br /><span class="source">(WEB NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Jeremiah 46:4</a></span><br />Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Jeremiah 51:3</a></span><br />Against her the bow of the archer is bent, and he puts on his coat of metal: have no mercy on her young men, give all her army up to the curse.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Ezekiel 23:12</a></span><br />She doted on the Assyrians, governors and rulers, her neighbors, clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Ezekiel 38:4</a></span><br />and I will turn you around, and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full <span class="boldtext">armor</span>, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them handling swords;<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV WBS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/armor.htm">Armor</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/armor_arms.htm">Armor Arms</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/armor--figurative.htm">Armor: Figurative</a></p><p 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