⁹ “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ Say:

A Sword Against the Ammonites

²⁸ “And you, son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God ^(A)concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach,’ and say:

¹⁶ So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders ^[a]were behind all the house of Judah.

¹⁴ Then Uzziah prepared for them, for the entire army, shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows, and slings to cast stones.

³⁸ So Saul clothed David with his ^[a]armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail.

⁵ He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was ^[a]armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.