Verse 8

All of them armed with swords, trained in war; every man has his sword at his side, because of fear in the night.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 45:3 : 3 Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.
• Ps 91:5 : 5 You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
• Ps 149:5-9 : 5 Let the saints have joy and glory: let them give cries of joy on their beds. 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hands; 7 To give the nations the reward of their sins, and the peoples their punishment; 8 To put their kings in chains, and their rulers in bands of iron; 9 To give them the punishment which is in the holy writings: this honour is given to all his saints. Praise be to the Lord.
• Isa 27:3 : 3 I, the Lord, am watching it; I will give it water at all times: I will keep it night and day, for fear that any damage comes to it.
• Eph 6:16-18 : 16 And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One. 17 And take salvation for your head-dress and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,
• 1 Thess 5:6-8 : 6 So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake. 7 For those who are sleeping do so in the night; and those who are the worse for drink are so in the night; 8 But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.
• Neh 4:21-22 : 21 So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen. 22 And at the same time I said to the people, Let everyone with his servant come inside Jerusalem for the night, so that at night they may keep watch for us, and go on working by day.