The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
2 Kings 3:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, from the youngest to the oldest, were called out and were drawn up at the frontier. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, gathered and drew up at the border. American Standard Version (1901) Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border. Common English Bible Now all the Moabites had heard how these kings had come to fight against them. So all who were able to fight were summoned, and they took up positions along the border. Catholic Public Domain Version Then all the Moabites, hearing that the kings had ascended so that they might fight against them, gathered all who had been girded with a belt around them, and they stood at the borders. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the Moabites, hearing that the kings were come up to fight against them, gathered together all that were girded with a belt upon them, and stood in the borders. |
The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
The next day, about the time of the morning offering, suddenly water began to flow from the direction of Edom until the country was filled with water.
When they rose early in the morning and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness