All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.
1 Kings 20:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The king of Israel answered, ‘Say this: “Don’t let the one who puts on his armour boast like the one who takes it off.” ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king of Israel answered, Tell him: Let not him who girds on his harness boast as he who puts it off. American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it off. Common English Bible Then Israel’s king replied, “The one who prepares for battle shouldn’t brag like one returning from battle.” Catholic Public Domain Version And responding, the king of Israel said, "Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel answering said: Tell him: Let not the girded boast himself as the ungirded. |
All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.
Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favour to the skilful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.
There they will cry out, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he let the opportune moment pass.’
‘ “This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, ‘Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.’ And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, ‘Come on, let’s cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will help us. Nothing can keep the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.’