Verse 11
And a girdle - The military belt was the chief ornament of a soldier, and was highly prized in all ancient nations; it was also a rich present from one chieftain to another. Jonathan gave his to David, as the highest pledge of his esteem and perpetual friendship, 1 Samuel 18:4 . And Ajax gave his to Hector, as a token of the highest respect. - Hom. Il. vii., ver. 305.
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