1 Samuel 17:4-6
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 The Philistine army’s champion came out of their camp. His name was Goliath from Gath. He was ten feet tall.[a] 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore a bronze coat of armor scales weighing 125 pounds. 6 On his legs he had bronze shin guards and on his back a bronze javelin.
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- 17:4 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek “seven feet tall.”
1 Samuel 17:4-6
New International Version
4 A champion named Goliath,(A) who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a] 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[b]; 6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin(B) was slung on his back.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 meters
- 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
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