{"id":1586,"verse_id":"1SA.17.5","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1SA","chapter":17,"verse":5,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"17.5","text":"Although the exact weight of Goliath’s defensive body armor is difficult to estimate in terms of modern equivalency, it was obviously quite heavy. Driver, following Kennedy, suggests a modern equivalent of about 220 pounds (100 kg); see S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel , 139. Klein, taking the shekel to be equal to .403 ounces, arrives at a somewhat smaller weight of about 126 pounds (57 kg); see R. W. Klein, 1 Samuel (WBC), 175. But by any estimate it is clear that Goliath presented himself as a formidable foe indeed.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Samuel%2017%3A5/1"}
{"id":1587,"verse_id":"1SA.17.6","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1SA","chapter":17,"verse":6,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"17.6","text":"Or “greaves.” These were coverings (probably lined for comfort) that extended from about the knee to the ankle, affording protection for the shins of a warrior.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Samuel%2017%3A6/1"}
{"id":1588,"verse_id":"1SA.17.7","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1SA","chapter":17,"verse":7,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"2","reference":"17.7","text":"That is, about fifteen or sixteen pounds.","source_note_position":2,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Samuel%2017%3A7/2"}
{"id":1589,"verse_id":"1SA.17.43","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1SA","chapter":17,"verse":43,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"17.43","text":"Sticks is a pejorative reference to David’s staff (v. 40 ); the same Hebrew word ( מַקֵּל , maqqel ) is used for both.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Samuel%2017%3A43/1"}