On the right hand and on the left (tōn dexiōn kai aristerōn). Offensive weapons (hoplōn) on the right, defensive on the left. See note on 1Th 5:8; note on Eph 6:11 for Paul’s description of the panoply of God and Rom 6:13 for the phrase “weapons of righteousness,” the only kind that will stand the strain. See also Book of Wisdom 5:18ff.