1 Samuel 17:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 17:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.”

1 Samuel 17:5 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 Samuel 17:5 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,”

1 Samuel 17:5 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

1 Samuel 17:5 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Aud had an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and a brigandine vpon him: and the weight of his brigandine was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.”

1 Samuel 17:5 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

5 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.

6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:5 Mean?

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