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The Sword: Suspended from the Girdle

Source: TTT

1 Samuel 17:39 David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
2 Samuel 20:8 And while they were at the great stone in Gibeon, Amasa joined them. Now Joab was dressed in military attire, with a dagger strapped to his belt. And as he stepped forward, he slipped the dagger from its sheath.
Nehemiah 4:18 And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
Psalm 45:3 Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.