1 Samuel 17:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor [a]which weighed [b]five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 He also had bronze [c]greaves on his legs and a (A)bronze [d]saber slung between his shoulders. 7 (B)The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed [e]six hundred shekels of iron; and (C)his shield-carrier walked in front of him.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 Lit and the weight of the armor was
- 1 Samuel 17:5 Possibly 75-125 lb. (shekel weight varied)
- 1 Samuel 17:6 I.e., shin guards
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Lit scimitar was
- 1 Samuel 17:7 Possibly 8-14 lb.
1 Samuel 17:5-7
New International Version
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[a]; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin(A) was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod,(B) and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[b] His shield bearer(C) went ahead of him.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
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