They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man has his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
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Aquinas Study Bible
AD 2017
all girt with swords and expert in war: They hold the word of God, and they are experienced in the way in which they make use of it as much against themselves as against others in fighting off vices. (Alcuin)