(A)The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed [a]six hundred shekels of iron; and (B)his shield-carrier walked in front of him.

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  1. 1 Samuel 17:7 Possibly 8-14 lb.

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 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great stature [a]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 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m

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