Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones.
- BSB Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.
- ESV And Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging.
- NKJV Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones.
- NASB Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slingstones.
- NLT Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones.
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Cross-references · 2
- 1 Sam 17:49David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
- Judg 20:16Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
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