1 Samuel 17:6
Ver. 6. And he had greaves of brass upon his legs,.... Which were a sort of boots, or leg harnesses, which covered the thighs and legs down to the heels; such as Iolaus {k} and the Grecians usually wore, as described by Homer; which are supposed to be double the weight of the helmet, reckoned at fifteen pounds, so that these must weigh thirty pounds of avoirdupois weight:
and a target of brass between his shoulders; the Targum is,
"a spear or shield of brass, which came out of the helmet, and a weight of brass upon his shoulders.''
Jarchi says the same, and that it was in the form of a spear to defend the neck from the sword; it seems to be a corslet of brass, worn between the helmet and the coat of mail for the defence of the neck, supposed to weigh thirty pounds {l}
{k} Hesiod. Scutum Herc. ver. 122. {l} Vid. Hostii Monomach. David & Goliath, c. 5.