1 Samuel 17:5
“And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head,.... This was a piece of armour, which covered the head in the day of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Coat of mail - Or “breastplate of scales.” A kind of metal shirt, protecting the back as well as the breast, and made of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He was armed with a coat of mail - The words in the original, שרון קשקשים shiryon kaskassim, mean a coat of mail formed…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 17:1-11
It was not long ago that the Philistines were soundly beaten, and put to the worse, before Israel, and they would have…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a coat of mail " A corselet of scales," made of overlapping plates of metal, and protecting the body almost down to the…