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For these people, the Israelites, do not rely on their spears but on the height of the mountains where they live, for it is not easy to reach the tops of their mountains.
8
Then all the chieftains of the people of Esau and all the leaders of the Moabites and the commanders of the coastland came to him and said,
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"Let our lord hear a word, lest his army be defeated.
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For these people, the Israelites, do not rely on their spears but on the height of the mountains where they live, for it is not easy to reach the tops of their mountains.
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Therefore, my lord, do not fight against them in battle array, and not a man of your army will fall.
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Remain in your camp, and keep all the men in your forces with you; only let your servants take possession of the spring of water that flows from the foot of the mountain --
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.