1 Samuel 17:5
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
Note 5,000 shekels is approximately 125.6 pounds or 57 kilograms.
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.
Note armed: Heb. clothed
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 5000 shekels is about 50 kilograms or 110 pounds.
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- armed
- Heb. clothed.
- 1 Samuel 17:38