He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels[a] of bronze. And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a (A)javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. (B)And his shield-bearer went before him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:5 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

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