John Trapp on Nahum 2:5

Verſe 5. He ſhall recount his worthies Or Gallants, Magnificoes. Theſe, Aſarhaddon the king of Niniveh ſeeing himſelf ſtraighted, ſhall muſter up, and mind of their duties: bidding them now or never play the men, ſith the empire was at ſtake.

they ſhall ſtumble in their walk] thorough fearefulneſſe and faint-heartedneſſe: according to that of the Pſalmiſt, The ſtout-hearted are ſpoyled, they have ſlept their ſleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horſe are caſt into a dead ſleep Pſal. 76.5, 6. God ſtruck a terrour into the Ninivites upon the firſt comming of the Chaldees. See Deut. 11.25. Therefore there is no great credit to be given to Diodorus Siculus, who ſaith,Cap. 7. Lib. 3. that the Chaldees were thrice overcome in fight by the Aſſyrians, when as they came in armes to beſiege Niniveh.

they ſhall make haſt to the wall thereof] The Chaldees ſhall: taking advantage of the Ninivites feare, that cowardly paſſion, that diſarmeth and diſableth a man for his own defence, Or, the Aſſyrians ſhall haſten to the wall as faſt as their fainting and failing legs will carry them; to try what they can do, to keep out the enemy. So the Emperour of Conſtantinople, certainly advertiſed of the Turks purpoſe for the generall aſſault ſhortly to be given,Turk. Hiſt. fol. 345. after that he had many times with teares requeſted to have borrowed mony of his covetous ſubjects, to have been employed for defence of their city; he firſt commended himſelf and them to the Almighty by generall faſting and prayer: and afterwards appointed every captaine and commander to ſome certaine place of the wall, for defence thereof &c. but all in vaine, as here at Niniveh.

and the defence ſhall be prepared] Heb. the covering or coverer, Teſtudo militaris. Some military engine, or moveable defence.