King Ahab answered, “Tell Ben Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who {lives long enough to} take it off.”
2 Kings 3:21 - Easy To Read Version The people in Moab heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So the people in Moab gathered together all the men old enough to wear armor. [20] They waited at the border, {ready for the battle}. 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. |
King Ahab answered, “Tell Ben Hadad that the man who puts on his armor should not boast as much as the man who {lives long enough to} take it off.”
In the morning, at the time for the morning sacrifice, water began flowing from the direction of Edom and filled the valley.
The people of Moab got up early that morning. The rising sun was shining on the water in the valley, and it looked like blood to the people of Moab.
So stand strong, with the belt of truth tied around your waist. And on your chest wear the protection of right living.