1 Samuel 17:7
New King James Version
7 Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him.
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1 Samuel 17:7
New International Version
7 His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod,(A) and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.[a] His shield bearer(B) went ahead of him.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
1 Chronicles 11:23
New King James Version
23 And he killed an Egyptian, a man of great height, [a]five cubits tall. In the Egyptian’s hand there was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, wrested the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:23 About 7 1⁄2 feet
1 Chronicles 11:23
New International Version
23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits[a] tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s rod(A) in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear.
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- 1 Chronicles 11:23 That is, about 7 feet 6 inches or about 2.3 meters
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