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1 Samuel 17:4-7
Amplified Bible
1 Samuel 17:4-7
Amplified Bible
4 Then a [a]champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was [b]six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and wore a coat of scale-armor (overlapping metal plates) which weighed [c]5,000 shekels of bronze. 6 He had bronze shin protectors on his legs and a bronze [d]javelin hung between his shoulders. 7 The [wooden] shaft of his spear was like a [e]weaver’s beam; the blade-head of his spear weighed [f]six hundred shekels of iron. And a [g]shield-bearer walked in front of him.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 The Hebrew refers to one who fights alone, single-handedly representing his nation. If warring nations agree to the contest, a great deal of bloodshed can be avoided.
- 1 Samuel 17:4 I.e. about nine feet, ten inches.
- 1 Samuel 17:5 The weight is uncertain, but may have been 100 lbs. or more.
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Or perhaps a scimitar (short curved sword).
- 1 Samuel 17:7 I.e. the cross beam of a loom.
- 1 Samuel 17:7 Probably 12 lbs. or more.
- 1 Samuel 17:7 The shield was the type designed to protect the whole body, so it was probably about eight and one-half feet tall.
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