And had an helmet of brass upon his head, and a [a]brigandine upon him: and the weight of his brigandine was five thousand [b]shekels of brass.

And he had [c]boots of brass upon his legs, and a shield of brass upon his shoulders.

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam: and his spear head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:5 Or, coat of plate.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, 156 pounds 4 ounces after half an ounce the shekel: and 600 shekels weight amounteth to 18 pounds 3 quarters.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:6 Or, greaves.

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