(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