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1 Samuel 17:3-5
English Standard Version Anglicised
1 Samuel 17:3-5
English Standard Version Anglicised
3 And the Philistines stood on the mountain on one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. 4 And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named (A)Goliath of (B)Gath, whose height was six[a] cubits and a span. 5 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[b] of bronze.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 Hebrew; Septuagint, Dead Sea Scroll and Josephus four
- 1 Samuel 17:5 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
1 Samuel 17:3-5
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:3-5
New International Version
3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.
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];
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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