He also had bronze [a]greaves on his legs and a (A)bronze [b]saber slung between his shoulders. (B)The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed [c]six hundred shekels of iron; and (C)his shield-carrier walked in front of him. He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle formation? Am I not the Philistine, and you the (D)servants of Saul? Choose a man as your representative and have him come down to me.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:6 I.e., shin guards
  2. 1 Samuel 17:6 Lit scimitar was
  3. 1 Samuel 17:7 Possibly 8-14 lb.

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