1 Samuel 17:7 - The Scriptures 1998

⁷ And the wood of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred sheqels, and a shield-bearer went before him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ And 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; his spear's head weighed 600 shekels of iron. And a shield bearer went before him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ His spear shaft was as strong as the bar on a weaver’s loom, and its iron head weighed fifteen pounds. His shield-bearer walked in front of him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Now the shaft of his spear was like the beam used by a weaver. And the iron of his spear held six hundred shekels of iron. And his armor bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 21:16

and Yishbo-Benoḇ

2 Samuel 21:19

And there was a battle with the Philistines again at Goḇ

1 Chronicles 11:23

And he smote a Mitsrian, a man of great height, five cubits tall. And in the Mitsrian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam, and he went down to him with a staff and wrenched the spear out of the Mitsrian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

1 Chronicles 20:5

And there was fighting again with the Philistines, and Elḥ

1 Samuel 17:41

And the Philistine came, and began drawing near to Dawiḏ