40 The sons of Ulam were brave warriors who could handle the bow. They had many sons and grandsons—150 in all.

All these were the descendants of Benjamin.(A)

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Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(A)
    within your house;
your children(B) will be like olive shoots(C)
    around your table.
Yes, this will be the blessing(D)
    for the man who fears the Lord.(E)

May the Lord bless you from Zion;(F)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem(G)
    all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children’s children—(H)
    peace be on Israel.(I)

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Children are a heritage from the Lord,
    offspring a reward(A) from him.
Like arrows(B) in the hands of a warrior
    are children born in one’s youth.
Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(C)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(D) in court.(E)

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Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(A) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.

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they were armed with bows and were able to shoot arrows or to sling stones right-handed or left-handed;(A) they were relatives of Saul(B) from the tribe of Benjamin):

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