Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5209 armour

5209 armour

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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.

Coat of armour

The breastplate

2 Chronicles 26:14 See also 1 Samuel 17:5,38; 2 Samuel 20:8; Ephesians 6:14

The belt

2 Samuel 20:8 The belt was an essential item of armour as it held the protective parts of the tunic in place. See also 1 Samuel 18:4; 2 Samuel 18:11; Ephesians 6:14

The helmet

1 Samuel 17:5 See also 1 Samuel 17:38; 2 Chronicles 26:14; Jeremiah 46:4; Ezekiel 38:5

The shield

Jeremiah 46:3 See also 2 Chronicles 11:12; 2 C 5; Nehemiah 4:16; Ephesians 6:16

Armour worn by soldiers

2 Chronicles 26:14 See also Numbers 31:3-5; Numbers 32:20-21,27; Joshua 4:13; Jeremiah 46:3-4

Armour-bearers

1 Samuel 16:21 Armour-bearers were sometimes used to carry the shield and additional weapons for a military leader or outstanding warrior. See also Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 14:1,6-14; Samuel 17:7

Those wearing armour were not impregnable

1 Kings 20:11; Kings 22:34 pp 2 Chronicles 18:33 See also 1 Samuel 17:48-49; Samuel 31:3-4; Luke 11:21-22

Christians are to be equipped with spiritual armour

Ephesians 6:11 See also Ephesians 6:13-17; Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:8