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1 Samuel 17:7

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and the point of his spear weighed six hundred iron shekels. His shield bearerf was walking in front of him.

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1 Samuel 17:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

The shaft 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.

1 Samuel 17:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Samuel 17:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds. His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.

1 Samuel 17:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels; and a shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

The wooden part of his larger spear was like a weaver’s rod, and its blade weighed about fifteen pounds. The officer who carried his shield walked in front of him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Samuel 17:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The shaft of his spear was like the beam used by weavers. The head of his spear was made of 15 pounds of iron. The man who carried his shield walked ahead of him. 

1 Samuel 17:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

His spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed 15 pounds. In addition, a shield-bearer was walking in front of him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The shaft 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.

1 Samuel 17:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

His spear was as big as a weaver’s rod. Its iron point weighed 15 pounds. The man who carried his shield walked along in front of him.

1 Samuel 17:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.


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