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He had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a coat of armor that was made like the scales on a fish. This armor was made of bronze and weighed about 125 pounds.[a] Goliath wore bronze protectors on his legs. He had a bronze javelin tied on his back. The wooden part of his spear was as big as a weaver’s rod. The spear’s blade weighed 15 pounds.[b] Goliath’s helper walked in front of him, carrying Goliath’s shield.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 17:5 125 pounds Literally, “5000 shekels” (57.5 kg).
  2. 1 Samuel 17:7 15 pounds Literally, “600 shekels” (6.9 kg).

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