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1 Samuel 17:4-6
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 17:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 Then a champion named Goliath of Gath came forth out of the camp of the Philistines. He was six cubits and a span high.[a] 5 He wore a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore armor, a coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 On his legs he wore bronze leg armor, and he had a bronze javelin slung on his back.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 Six cubits and a span high: Goliath is nearly ten feet tall and has powerful weapons in marked contrast to young David whose power comes from God.