KJV King James Version
And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:6
And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
WEB World English Bible
He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
ASV American Standard Version
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a frontlet of brass is on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,
Surrounding 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.
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.
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1 Samuel 17:45Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.2 Chronicles 9:15And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.1 Kings 10:16And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.
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