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1 Samuel 17:3-5
Good News Translation
1 Samuel 17:3-5
Good News Translation
3 The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them.
4 A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was over nine feet[a] tall 5 and wore bronze armor that weighed about 125 pounds and a bronze helmet.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 Hebrew nine feet; one ancient Hebrew manuscript and one ancient translation seven feet.
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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