Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 17:5
A church father on this verse
“In my discourse I showed that Goliath was protected by the power of his weapons and the strength of a full set of armor, whereas David had none of that panoply. But he was fortified by his faith.Goliath had the external protection of his glittering breastplate and shield; David shone from within with the grace of the…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
5And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armor; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
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3And the Philistines stand on the mountain on one side, and Israel stands on the mountain on the other side, and the valley was between them.
4And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines, Goliath by name, out of Gath, his height was four cubits and a span.
— 1 Samuel 17:5 —
6And greaves of brass were upon his legs, and a brazen target was between his shoulders.
7And the staff of his spear was like a weavers’ beam, and the spear’s head was formed of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armor bearer went before him.