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1 Samuel 17:5-7
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:5-7
International Standard Version
5 wore a bronze helmet on his head, and wore bronze scale armor that weighed about 5,000 shekels.[a] 6 He had bronze armor on his legs[b] and carried a bronze javelin slung[c] between his shoulders. 7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the iron point of his spear weighed 600 shekels.[d] A man carrying his shield walked in front of him.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 I.e. about 125 pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Or bronze greaves; i.e. leg armor worn below the knees
- 1 Samuel 17:6 The Heb. lacks slung
- 1 Samuel 17:7 I.e. about 15 pounds at 0.4 shekels per ounce
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