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1 Samuel 17:5-7
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:5-7
International Standard Version
5 wore a bronze helmet on his head, and wore bronze scale armor that weighed about 5,000 shekels.[a] 6 He had bronze armor on his legs[b] and carried a bronze javelin slung[c] between his shoulders. 7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the iron point of his spear weighed 600 shekels.[d] A man carrying his shield walked in front of him.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 I.e. about 125 pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Or bronze greaves; i.e. leg armor worn below the knees
- 1 Samuel 17:6 The Heb. lacks slung
- 1 Samuel 17:7 I.e. about 15 pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
1 Samuel 17:5-7
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:5-7
New International Version
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[a]; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin(A) was slung on his back. 7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod,(B) and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[b] His shield bearer(C) went ahead of him.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
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