1 Samuel 17:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And he had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of mail, and the coat weighed 5,000 shekels of bronze.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore bronze scale-armor weighing one hundred twenty-five pounds.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a breastplate of scales. Moreover, the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ 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.

1 Samuel 17:5 Cross References

Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses; mount the steeds! Take your stations with helmets on, whet the lances, put on coats of mail!

Ephesians 6:17

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1 Samuel 17:4

And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was four cubits and a span.

1 Samuel 17:6

He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.