1 Samuel 17:7 meaning and explanation

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator describes Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, as he stands before Israel's army in the Valley of Elah. The details pile up deliberately: a spear shaft as thick as a weaver's beam, an iron point weighing six hundred shekels, and a shield bearer walking ahead of him.

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