1 Samuel 17:6
 1 Samuel 17:6 
New International Version (©2011)
on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.

New Living Translation (©2007)
He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He also had bronze greaves on his legs and a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
There was bronze armor on his shins, and a bronze sword was slung between his shoulders.

International Standard Version (©2012)
He had bronze armor on his legs and carried a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders.

NET Bible (©2006)
He had bronze shin guards on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung over his shoulders.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
On his legs he had bronze shin guards and on his back a bronze javelin.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he had armor of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze upon his shoulders.

American King James Version
And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

American Standard Version
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders.

Darby Bible Translation
And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.

English Revised Version
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

World English Bible
He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

Young's Literal Translation
and a frontlet of brass is on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:1-11 Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs,.... Which were a sort of boots, or leg harnesses, which covered the thighs and legs down to the heels; such as Iolaus (k) and the Grecians usually wore, as described by Homer; which are supposed to be double the weight of the helmet, reckoned at fifteen pounds, so that these must weigh thirty pounds of avoirdupois weight:

and a target of brass between his shoulders; the Targum is,"a spear or shield of brass, which came out of the helmet, and a weight of brass upon his shoulders.''Jarchi says the same, and that it was in the form of a spear to defend the neck from the sword; it seems to be a corslet of brass, worn between the helmet and the coat of mail for the defence of the neck, supposed to weigh thirty pounds (l).

(k) Hesiod. Scutum Herc. ver. 122. (l) Vid. Hostii Monomach. David & Goliath, c. 5.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

6. greaves of brass—boots, terminating at the ankle, made in one plate of metal, but round to the shape of the leg, and often lined with felt or sponge. They were useful in guarding the legs, not only against the spikes of the enemy, but in making way among thorns and briers.

a target of brass—a circular frame, carried at the back, suspended by a long belt which crossed the breast from the shoulders to the loins.


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Goliath's Challenge
5And he had an helmet of brass on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 6And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7And 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. …

1 Samuel 17:5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;
1 Samuel 17:45 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 Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.