1 Samuel 17:5
New International Version
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;

New Living Translation
He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.

English Standard Version
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Berean Standard Bible
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

New American Standard Bible
And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

NASB 1995
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

NASB 1977
And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor, and the weight of that scale-armor was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Amplified Bible
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and wore a coat of scale-armor (overlapping metal plates) which weighed 5,000 shekels of bronze.

Christian Standard Bible
and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And a helmet of brass was on his head and he wore a breastplate of metal, and the weight of his breastplate five thousand shekels of brass

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass:

English Revised Version
And he had an 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore a bronze coat of armor scales weighing 125 pounds.

Good News Translation
and wore bronze armor that weighed about 125 pounds and a bronze helmet.

International Standard Version
wore a bronze helmet on his head, and wore bronze scale armor that weighed about 5,000 shekels.

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
and a helmet of bronze [is] on his head, and he is clothed [with] a scaled coat of mail, and the weight of the coat of mail [is] five thousand shekels of bronze,

Majority Standard Bible
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

New American Bible
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a bronze breastplate of scale armor weighing five thousand shekels,

NET Bible
He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels.

New Revised Standard Version
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

New Heart English Bible
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he had a 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.

World English Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
and a helmet of brass is on his head, and with a scaled coat of mail he is clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail is five thousand shekels of brass,

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Context
Goliath's Challenge
4Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, 5and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, 6and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

1 Samuel 17:6
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.

Jeremiah 46:4
Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor!


Treasury of Scripture

And he had an helmet of brass on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

armed [heb] clothed

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1 Samuel 17
1. The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle
4. Goliath challenges a combat
12. David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge
28. Eliab chides him
30. He is brought to Saul
32. shows the reason of his confidence
38. and slays the giant
55. Saul takes notice of David














(5) A coat of mail.--More accurately, breastplate of scales. This armour has been sometimes understood as "chain armour," but it is more probable that the Philistine armour was made of metal scales, like those of a fish, whose defensive coat was, no doubt, imitated at a very early date by this warlike race, who dwelt on the sea-shore, and whose life and worship were so closely connected with the great sea. This coat of mail, or corselet, was flexible, and covered the back and sides of the wearer. The weight of the different pieces of the giant's panoply largely exceeds the weight of mediaeval suits of armour.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and he wore a bronze
נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

helmet
וְכ֤וֹבַע (wə·ḵō·w·ḇa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3553: A helmet

and bronze
נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

coat
וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן (wə·šir·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8302: Body armor

of mail
קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים (qaś·qaś·śîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7193: A scale, a coat of mail

weighing
וּמִשְׁקַל֙ (ū·miš·qal)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

five
חֲמֵשֶׁת־ (ḥă·mê·šeṯ-)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2568: Five

thousand
אֲלָפִ֥ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

shekels.
שְׁקָלִ֖ים (šə·qā·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard


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