And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host
For every soldier in the army:
shields and spears;
defensive and offensive weapons, the one to cover and protect their bodies, the other to push and pierce their enemies:
and helmets, and habergeons;
the first of these were a covering for the head in the day of battle, and the other coats of mail, to defend the body:
and bows;
to shoot arrows out of:
and slings to cast stones;
at which the Benjaminites formerly were very expert.