Coat of mail—Also known as a “breastplate of scales,” this was a type of metal shirt that protected the back as well as the breast. It was m…

A coat of mail. —More accurately, breastplate of scales.

This armour has sometimes been understood as “chain armour…

And he has an helmet of brass upon his head
This was a piece of armour, which covered the head in the day of battle;…

People depend so entirely on God in all things that, when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their courage or strengt…