1 Samuel 17:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 17:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 17:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 17:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He had bronze shin armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.”

1 Samuel 17:6 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 17:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders. ”

1 Samuel 17:6 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 17:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and a frontlet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,”

1 Samuel 17:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders. ”

1 Samuel 17:6 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 17:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he had bootes of brasse vpon his legs, and a shield of brasse vpon his shoulders.”

1 Samuel 17:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 17:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 17

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.

8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

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What Does 1 Samuel 17:6 Mean?

1 Samuel 17:6 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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