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He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail. Now the weight of the bronze coat was five thousand shekels.[a] He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam. His iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels.[b] And a shield-bearer was walking before him.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:5 About 125 pounds, or 58 kilograms.
  2. 1 Samuel 17:7 About 15 pounds, or 6.9 kilograms.