1 Samuel 17:7
What does 1 Samuel 17:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the wood of his spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear <FI>is<Fi> six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred sicles of iron: and his armourbearer went before him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.
Context
v.6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
v.7This passage
v.8And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5
And there was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 2 Samuel 21:19
And there was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Beth-lehemite slew Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.
- 1 Samuel 17:41
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
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