"Harnessthe horses,And mountthe steeds,And takeyour standwith helmets[on]! Polishthe spears,Puton the scale-armor!
Moreover, Uzziahpreparedfor allthe armyshields,spears,helmets,bodyarmor,bowsand slingstones.
From that dayon, halfof my servantscarriedon the workwhile halfof them heldthe spears,the shields,the bowsand the breastplates;and the captains[were] behindthe wholehouseof Judah.
"Be broken,O peoples,and be shattered;And giveear,allremoteplacesof the earth.Girdyourselves, yet be shattered;Girdyourselves, yet be shattered.
"Declarein Egyptand proclaimin Migdol,Proclaimalso in Memphisand Tahpanhes;Say,'Takeyour standand getyourself ready,For the swordhas devouredthose aroundyou.'
Sharpenthe arrows,fillthe quivers!The LORDhas arousedthe spiritof the kingsof the Medes,BecauseHis purposeis againstBabylonto destroyit; For it is the vengeanceof the LORD,vengeancefor His temple.
"Let not him who bendshis bowbend[it], Norlet him riseup in his scale-armor;So do not spareher youngmen;Devoteallher armyto destruction.
"And you, sonof man,prophesyand say,'Thussaysthe LordGODconcerningthe sonsof Ammonand concerningtheir reproach,'and say:'A sword,a swordis drawn,polishedfor the slaughter,to cause it to consume,that it may be like lightning--
Proclaimthisamong the nations:Preparea war;rousethe mightymen!Let allthe soldiersdrawnear,let them comeup!
Then SaulclothedDavidwith his garmentsand puta bronzehelmeton his head,and he clothedhim with armor.
[He had] a bronzehelmeton his head,and he was clothedwith scale-armorwhich weighedfivethousandshekelsof bronze.
