- armed men:
- "And Asaª had¹ an armyª [of men] that bareª° targetsª and spears,ª out of¹ Judahª threeª hundredª thousand;ª and out of Benjamin,ª¹ that bareª° shieldsª and drewª° bows,ª two hundredª and fourscoreª thousand:ª all¹ these¹ [were] mighty menª of valour.ª" {2Ch 14:8} + "Ye mountainsª of Gilboa,ª [let there be] no¹ dew,ª neither¹ [let there be] rain,ª upon¹ you, nor fieldsª of offerings:ª for¹ there¹ the shieldª of the mightyª is vilely cast away,ª° the shieldª of Saul,ª [as though he had] not¹ [been] anointed²¹ with oil.ª ... From the bloodª¹ of the slain,ª from the fatª¹ of the mighty,ª the bowª of Jonathanª turnedª° not¹ back,ª and the swordª of Saulª returnedª° not¹ empty.ª" {2Sm 1:21-22}
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