Buckler: 1. A portable shield
(2 Samuel 22:31; 1 Chronicles 5:18)2. A shield surrounding the person; the targe or round form; used
once figuratively
(Psalms 91:4)
3. A large shield protecting the whole body
(Psalms 35:2; Ezekiel 23:24; 26:8)
4. A lance or spear; improperly rendered "buckler" in the
Authorized Version
(1 Chronicles 12:8) but correctly in the Revised
Version "spear." The leather of shields required oiling
(2 Samuel 1:21; Isaiah 21:5) so as to prevent its being injured by
moisture. Copper ("brass") shields were also in use
(1 Samuel 17:6)
(1 Kings 14:27) Those spoken of in
(1 Kings 10:16; 14:26) were probably of
massive metal. The shields David had taken from his enemies were
suspended in the temple as mementoes
(2 Kings 11:10)
(See ARMOUR)
(See SHIELD)
