ESV: And the king of Israel answered, “Tell him, ‘Let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off.’”
NIV: The king of Israel answered, 'Tell him: 'One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.''
NASB: Then the king of Israel replied, 'Tell him, ‘He who straps on his weapons had better not boast like one who takes them off.’?'
CSB: The king of Israel answered, "Say this: 'Don't let the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.' "
NLT: The king of Israel sent back this answer: 'A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won.'
KJV: 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.
NKJV: So the king of Israel answered and said, “Tell him, ‘Let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.’ ”
