And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Song of Solomon 3:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They all hold swords, Being expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh Because of fear in the night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They all handle the sword and are expert in war; every man has his sword upon his thigh, that fear be not excited in the night. American Standard Version (1901) They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night. Common English Bible all of them skilled with the sword, expert in warfare, each with his sword ready at his thigh against terrors that come by night. Catholic Public Domain Version all holding swords and well-trained in warfare, each one's weapon upon his thigh, because of fears in the night. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All holding swords, and most expert in war: every man's sword upon his thigh, because of fears in the night. |
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.