1 Samuel 17:5
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New International Version (©1984)
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore a bronze coat of armor scales weighing 125 pounds.

King James Bible
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

American King James Version
And he had an helmet of brass on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

American Standard Version
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

Bible in Basic English
And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass:

Darby Bible Translation
And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.

English Revised Version
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

World English Bible
He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

Young's Literal Translation
and a helmet of brass is on his head, and with a scaled coat of mail he is clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail is five thousand shekels of brass,

Geneva Study Bible

And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand {b} shekels of brass.

(b) That is, 156 pounds 4 ounces, after half and ounce to the shekel: and 600 shekels weight amounts to 18 4-Marpounds.

Wesley's Notes

17:5 Coat of mail - Made of brass plates laid over one another, like the scales of a fish. The weight, and c. - The common shekel contained a fourth part of an ounce; and so five thousand shekels made one thousand two hundred and fifty ounces, or seventy - eight pounds: which weight is not unsuitable to a man of such vast strength as his height speaks him to be.

King James Translators' Notes

armed: Heb. clothed

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

5. helmet of brass-The Philistine helmet had the appearance of a row of feathers set in a tiara, or metal band, to which were attached scales of the same material, for the defense of the neck and the sides of the face [Osborn].

a coat of mail-a kind of corslet, quilted with leather or plates of metal, reaching only to the chest, and supported by shoulder straps, leaving the shoulders and arms at full liberty.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-11 Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.


1 Samuel 17:4 Then a champion came out from the armies of the Philistines named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
1 Samuel 17:6 He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders. (NASB ©1995)

Armed Armor Brass Bronze Clad Clothed Coat Corselet Dressed Head Head-Dress Helmet Mail Metal Scale Scale-Armor Scales Shekels Thousand Weighed Weighing Weight Wore


And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

armed [heb] clothed

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