1 Samuel 17:7
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam,.... The wooden part of it, held in the hand; this for thickness was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Spear’s-head - literally, “the flame of his spear,” the metal part which flashed like a flame. Six hundred shekels - i.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The staff on his spear was like a weaver's beam - Either like that on which the warp is rolled, or that on which the…
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
the staff of his spear, &c. The shaft of Goliath's spear, short, but extraordinarily stout and heavy, is compared to the…
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