1 Samuel 17:5 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

NIV: He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;

NASB: And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

CSB: and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds.

NLT: He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.

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.

NKJV: He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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