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

Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, ‘Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.’

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Footnotes

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