Meaning
Shield used in defensive warfare, varying at different times and under different circumstances in size, form, and material (1Sam 17:7; 2Sam 1:21; 1Kings 10:17; 1Chr 12:8, 24, 34; Isa 22:6; Ezek 39:9; Nahum 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; 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.
