1 Samuel 17:7
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.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 17 connects to 4 cross-references. The Philistine champion Goliath challenges Israel to single combat for forty days; no Israelite dares face him. David arrives at the camp bringing food for his brothers; he hears Goliath and volunteers to fight, stating God delivered him from lions …
Other Translations
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.
and 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.
The 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.
Cross References
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew …
And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a …
And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath …