Dictionary of Bible Themes Protective covering worn by soldiers to prevent injury in battle. However, those who wore it were not impregnable. Christians are to be equipped with spiritual armour. 2 Chronicles 26:14Coat of armour See also The breastplate 1 Samuel 17:5,382 Samuel 20:8 Ephesians 6:14 2 Samuel 20:8 The belt See also 1 Samuel 18:4The belt was an essential item of armour as it held the protective parts of the tunic in place. 2 Samuel 18:11Ephesians 6:14 1 Samuel 17:5 See also The helmet 1 Samuel 17:382 Chronicles 26:14 Jeremiah 46:4 Ezekiel 38:5 Jeremiah 46:3 See also The shield 2 Chronicles 11:12; 32:5Nehemiah 4:16 Ephesians 6:16 2 Chronicles 26:14 Armour worn by soldiers See also Numbers 31:3-5; 32:20-21,27Joshua 4:13 Jeremiah 46:3-4 1 Samuel 16:21 Armour-bearers See also Judges 9:54Armour-bearers were sometimes used to carry the shield and additional weapons for a military leader or outstanding warrior. 1 Samuel 14:1,6-14; 17:71 Kings 20:11; 22:34 Those wearing armour were not impregnable See also 1 Samuel 17:48-49; 31:3-4pp 2Ch 18:33 Luke 11:21-22Ephesians 6:11 Christians are to be equipped with spiritual armour See also Ephesians 6:13-17Romans 13:12 2 Corinthians 6:7 1 Thessalonians 5:8 See also 5132 biting5237 breastplate 5260 coinage 5480 protection 5527 shield 5605 warfare 5612 weapons 7320 breastpiece 8486 spiritual warfare, armour |



