1 Samuel 17:7

Amplified Bible

⁷The [wooden] shaft of his spear was like a ^[a]weaver’s beam; the blade-head of his spear weighed ^[b]six hundred shekels of iron. And a ^[c]shield-bearer walked in front of him.

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Footnotes

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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