1 Samuel 17:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 17:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 17:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 17:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the wood of his spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear <FI>is<Fi> six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 17:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 17:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the shaft of his speare was like a weauers beame: and his speare head weyed sixe hundreth shekels of yron: and one bearing a shielde went before him.”
1 Samuel 17:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 17:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 17
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.
9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:7 Mean?
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