1 Samuel 17:6

1 Samuel 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
• New International Version (NIV)on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:6

4The Philistines had a strong, brave soldier. His name was Goliath and he came from a town called Gath. He was nearly three metres tall! 5He wore a helmet and armour that were made of bronze. The armour for his body weighed about 57 kilograms. He had pieces of bronze to protect his legs. He had a bronze sword that he tied on his back. 7He also carried a heavy spear. It was as thick as a tree. The iron point on the spear weighed about seven kilograms. A man who carried Goliath's shield walked in front of him. 8Goliath stood up and he shouted to the Israelite soldiers, ‘Why have you all got ready to fight against us? I am the great soldier of the Philistine army. You serve Saul as his soldiers. Is that not true? So you must choose one of your men to come and fight against me.

1 Samuel 17:6 word by word

וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• greavesמִצְחָהmitschâh · greaveH4697
• of brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• upon his legsרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and a targetכִּידוֹןkîydôn · javelinH3591
• between his shouldersכָּתֵףkâthêph · shoulderH3802

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:6

• 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon's workers used gold to make 200 large shields. They hit the gold with hammers to make it flat. They used about four kilograms of gold to cover each shield.
• 2 Chronicles 9:15King Solomon's workers used gold to make 200 large shields. They hit the gold with hammers to make it flat. They used about four kilograms of gold to cover each shield.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Greaves of brass upon his legs - This species of armor may be seen on many ancient monuments. It was a plate of brass (though perhaps sometimes formed of laminae or plates, like the mail) which covered the shin or fore part of the leg, from the knee down to the instep, and was buckled with straps behind the leg. From ancient monuments we find that it was commonly worn only on one leg. Vegetius, de Re Militari, says, Pedites Scutati etiam ferreas ocreas in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A target … - Rather, “a javelin.” as in 1 Samuel 17:45, and placed between the shoulders, as the quiver was.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Goliath was a huge, fully armored warrior, but he did not have God (a much stronger ally) on his side (1 Samuel 17:45–47).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-114-11. a champion--Hebrew, a "man between two"; that is, a person who, on the part of his own people, undertook to determine the national quarrel by engaging in single combat with a chosen warrior in the hostile army.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 17:6

• Brass
• Greaves
• Javelin
• Target

In the dictionaries

• Arise
• Armour
• Assay
• Brass
• Buckler
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• Copper
• David

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings