They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut - warriors from the extreme east and west.

Lud - the Lydians of Asia Minor, near the Meander, famed for archery (. "Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow"); rather than those of Ethiopia, as the Lydians of Asia Minor form a kind of intermediate step between Persia and Phut (the Libyans about Cyrene, shielded warriors; , "the Libyans (Phut), that handle the shield:" descended from Phut, son of Ham).

They hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. Warriors hanged their accoutrements on the walls for ornament. Divested of the metaphor, it means, it was an honour to thee to have so many nations supplying thee with hired soldiers.

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