⁴ Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, Goliath of Gath (one of the five capital cities in the Philistine confederation), who was over nine feet tall.^{[a] 5} He wore a bronze helmet and a chain-mail coat that weighed more than 100 pounds of bronze. ⁶ His legs were protected by bronze shin guards, and he had a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders, ready to throw.