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(A)And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; (B)his shield-carrier also walked before 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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  1. 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms

23 He had also struck down an Egyptian, [a]an impressive man, [b]five cubits tall. Now in the Egyptian’s hand was (A)a spear like a weaver’s beam, but he went down to him with a club and snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Lit a man of appearance
  2. 1 Chronicles 11:23 Approx. 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm

23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits[a] tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod(A) in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 11:23 That is, about 7 feet 6 inches or about 2.3 meters