⁸ Your sailors were conscripted
    from Sidon and Arvad,
and your officers served aboard
    as pilots.
⁹ The wise men and elders from Gebal accompanied you,
    serving as ship’s carpenters.
All the maritime navies and their seaman also accompanied you
    to assist you in doing business internationally.”

¹⁰ “Soldiers from Persia,^[a] Lud,^[b] and Libya,^[c]
    served in your army.
        They were your mighty soldiers.
Their helmets and shields adorned your barracks walls,
    and they won battle decorations for you.