Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 27:11

11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about , and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about ; they have made thy beauty perfect.

See verse 8. let. c.

Mixt with other hired Souldiers made up this Military Forces.

Kept Guard upon the Walls.

Some say Pigmies or Dwarfs, because the word Heb. is a Cubit, but the whole story of such Cubit-men is fabulous. Others think it is men bold, and couragious, and the word of Syriac origine, and sense, and so fitly expressing the temper of Syrian or Syrophenician Souldiers. Or else the men who came from Gammade, a Town of Ph[illegible: 1 letter]nicia. Or possibly such as came from Ancon another Town of Phonice, and this Town had its name from its situation on a piece of Land, that resembles the Cubit, Greek, [non-Latin text not transcribed], and in the Hebrew, [non-Latin text not transcribed].

Which were many, erected for strength, and defence.

By this it appears these Towers were also publick Armories, whence they fetched Armes, when needful, and where they laid them up, when no farther use of them.

Added much to her beauty, a well Armed State being among states as beautiful, as a proper well armed Souldier among men.