1 Samuel 17:7

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Samuel 17:7 - Amplified Bible

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; his spear's head weighed 600 shekels of iron. And a shield bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - American Standard Version

And the staff of his spear was like a weavers beam; and his spears head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - Bible in Basic English

The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.

1 Samuel 17:7 - Darby Bible

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver`s beam; and his spear`s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - English Standard Version

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de telar y la punta de su lanza pesaba seiscientos siclos de hierro; y su escudero iba delante de él.

1 Samuel 17:7 - The Message

1 Samuel 17:7 - New American Standard Bible

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear {weighed} six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El asta de su lanza era como un rodillo de telar y la punta de su lanza pesaba 600 siclos (6.84 kilos) de hierro; y su escudero iba delante de él.

1 Samuel 17:7 - World English Bible

The staff of his spear was like a weaver`s beam; and his spear`s head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - Young's Living Translation

and the wood of his spear [is] like a beam of weavers`, and the flame of his spear [is] six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 - Additional Comments

David was Saul's armor bearer (16:21). An armor bearer was one who carried the large shield and perhaps other weapons for a king (1 Sam 31:4), commander-in-chief (2 Sam 23:37), captain (1 Sam 14:7) or champion (1 Sam 17:7). All warriors of distinction had such an attendant.
Goliath has a shield bearer. The business of the shield bearer was to protect his fighting companion during the engagement.

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