2 Kings 3:21
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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.Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
In other translations
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.Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
Hebrew words
וְכָל־vekholand allH3605מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey had heardH8085כִּי־ki-thatH3588עָלוּ'aluthey had come upH5927הַמְּלָכִיםhamelakhimthe kingsH4428לְהִלָּחֶםlehilachemto fightH3898בָּםbamagainst themוַיִּצָּעֲקוּvaiyitza'akuand they were summonedH6817מִכֹּלmikolfrom everyH3605חֹגֵרchoger[one who] girds onH2296חֲגֹרָהchagoraha beltH2290וָמַעְלָהvama'lahand up -wardsH4605וַיַּעַמְדוּvaiya'amduand they took their standH5975עַל־'al-atH5921הַגְּבוּל׃hagevulthe borderH1366
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
- 1 Kings 20:11And 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.And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
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People and places
Places: Moab