4-7 A giant nearly ten feet tall stepped out from the Philistine line into the open, Goliath from Gath. He had a bronze helmet on his head and was dressed in armor—126 pounds of it! He wore bronze shin guards and carried a bronze sword. His spear was like a fence rail—the spear tip alone weighed over fifteen pounds. His shield bearer walked ahead of him.

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His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod,(A) and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[a] His shield bearer(B) went ahead of him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms