1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:4-7

4Then a champion came forward from the army encampment of the Philistines, named 1Goliath, from 2Gath. His height was 3six cubits and a 4span.

5And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor 5which weighed 6five thousand shekels of bronze.

6He also had bronze 7greaves on his legs and a 8bronze 9saber slung between his shoulders.

710The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed 11six hundred shekels of iron; and 12his shield-carrier walked in front of him.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 17:4 2 Sam 21:19 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 17:4 Josh 11:22 ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 17:4 About 9 ft. or 2.7 m ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 17:4 About 9 in. or 23 cm ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 17:5 Lit and the weight of the armor was ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 17:5 Possibly 75-125 lb. (shekel weight varied) ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 17:6 I.e., shin guards ↩
  8. 8. 1 Samuel 17:6 1 Sam 17:45 ↩
  9. 9. 1 Samuel 17:6 Lit scimitar was ↩
  10. 10. 1 Samuel 17:7 2 Sam 21:19; 1 Chr 11:23 ↩
  11. 11. 1 Samuel 17:7 Possibly 8-14 lb. ↩
  12. 12. 1 Samuel 17:7 1 Sam 17:41 ↩

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