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Goliath’s Challenge

1 Samuel 17:6

In 11 translations

BSB
and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
KJV
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.target: or, gorget
WEB
He had bronze shin armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.
ASV
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
LSV
and a frontlet of bronze [is] on his feet, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders,
YLT
and a frontlet of brass [is] on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,
DBY
And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.
DRC
And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders.
GNV
And he had bootes of brasse vpon his legs, and a shield of brasse vpon his shoulders.
JPS
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
LXXE
And greaves of brass were upon his legs, and a brazen target was between his shoulders.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κνημῖδες χαλκαῖ ἐπὶ τῶν σκελῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀσπὶς χαλκῆ ἀναμέσον τῶν ὤμων αὐτοῦ.

Who and where

◆ Reign of Saul◆ David Kills Goliath

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
  • 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.

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