And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.
2 Kings 3:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 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 armour, and upward, and stood on the border. 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. |
And the king of Israel answered and said, tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.
And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:
Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,