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The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed 600 shekels[a] of iron; and his shield-bearer was marching ahead of him.

Then he stood and shouted out to the ranks of Israel saying to them, “Why come out to line up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and aren’t you Saul’s servants? Choose for yourselves a man and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we become your slaves; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then will you become our slaves and serve us.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:7 Equals 15 pounds