3:21a Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them.

Now the people of Moab had all heard that the kings had come to attack them.

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The Moabites had heard the news that the ⌊three⌋ kings had brought their armies against them.

3:21b So all who could bear arms, young and old,

So all the males who were old enough to use weapons

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All their men who were strong enough to fight, whatever their age,

3:21c were summoned and stationed at the border.

were gathered together to stand/wait at the border.

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had received a call ⌊to fight⌋ . They had come together to guard the border of their land.

3:21b-c (reordered)

They had called/summoned every man who was able to use weapons, from the youngest to the oldest, to go and stand guard at the border.

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