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1 Samuel 17:7

King James Version (KJV)

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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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:7

Theological / Devotional

Spear’s head. Its weight would be about 15 lb. (6.82 kg.). The ball used in the sport of shot-putting weighs 16 lb. (7.27 kg.). Although the champion’s armor was bronze, the spear tip was iron, a relatively new and more expensive metal.

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