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.” ’
2 Kings 3:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, ‘Say this: “Don’t let the one who puts on his armour boast like the one who takes it off.” ’
About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water opposite them was red like blood.
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt round your waist, righteousness like armour on your chest,