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Then a champion came out from the camps of the Philistines named (A)Goliath, from (B)Gath, whose height was [a]six cubits and a [b]span. And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor, and the weight of that scale-armor was five thousand [c]shekels of bronze. He also had bronze [d]greaves on his legs and a (C)bronze [e]javelin slung between his shoulders.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 Approx. 9 ft. or 2.7 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  2. 1 Samuel 17:4 A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
  3. 1 Samuel 17:5 A shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm
  4. 1 Samuel 17:6 Or shin guards
  5. 1 Samuel 17:6 Or scimitar