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Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
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Moab's Total Mobilization
Upon hearing of the invading kings, Moab initiated a total national defense. Commentators explain that the phrase 'all that were able to put on armor, and upward' signifies a 'levy en masse,' or a mass conscription of every male of military age. This wasn't just an army being sent; it was the entire eligible male population gathering at their border to defend their homeland, highlighting the extreme nature of the threat they faced.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And stood in the border — On the north side of the wadi, ready to defend their territory.
19th Century
Anglican
And when ... heard ... they gathered. — Now all the Moabites had heard ... and had gathered themselv…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them The…
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