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Now the Philistines stood on the mountain on one side while Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them. 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.

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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

The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.

A champion named Goliath,(A) who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a] He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[b];

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters
  2. 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms