And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. Let not him that girdeth on - This was no doubt a proverbial mode of expression. Jonathan translates, "Tell him, Let not him who girds himself and goes down to the battle, boast as he who has conquered and returned from it.
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1 Kings 20:11
11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.