1. 2 Samuel 8:7 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did the officers of Hadadezer have gold shields?

2 Samuel 8:7 (ESV)

7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

The golden shields would have been used for ceremonial purposes in the royal court and at religious sites (see also 1 Kings 10:16–17; 1 Kings 14:26–28).1