1 Samuel 17:5

1 Samuel 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
• New International Version (NIV)He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;
• English Standard Version (ESV)He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Context of 1 Samuel 17:5

3So the Philistines and Israelites faced each other on opposite hills, with the valley between them. 4Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. 6He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. 7The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.

1 Samuel 17:5 word by word

וְכ֤וֹבַע נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• an helmetכּוֹבַעkôba‛ · helmetH3553
• of brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• upon his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• armedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with a coatשִׁרְיוֹןshiryôn shiryân shiryâh shiryônâh · armorH8302
• of mailקַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂתqaώqeώeth · scaleH7193
• and the weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He was armed with a coat of mail - The words in the original, קשקשים שרון shiryon kaskassim, mean a coat of mail formed of plates of brass overlapping each other, like the scales of a fish, or tiles of a house. This is the true notion of the original terms. With thin plates of brass or iron, overlapping each other, were the ancient coats of mail formed in different countries; many formed in this way may be now seen in the tower of London. The weight…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Coat of mail - Or “breastplate of scales.” A kind of metal shirt, protecting the back as well as the breast, and made of scales like those of a fish; as was the corselet of Rameses III, now in the British Museum. The terms, helmet, coat, and clothed (armed the King James Version) are the same as those used in Isaiah 59:17. Five thousand shekels - Probably about 157 pounds avoirdupois (see Exodus 38:12). It is very probable that Goliath‘s brass coat may…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 17:5

• Brass
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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