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1 Samuel 17:3-5
Modern English Version
1 Samuel 17:3-5
Modern English Version
3 Now the Philistines were standing at the base of the mountain on the one side, and Israel was standing at the base of the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
4 There went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, Goliath was his name, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.[a] 5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail. Now the weight of the bronze coat was five thousand shekels.[b]
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 About 9 feet 9 inches, or 3 meters.
- 1 Samuel 17:5 About 125 pounds, or 58 kilograms.
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