And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him.
1 Samuel 17:4-7 English Standard Version
A cubitis 18inches, and depending on which vrsion of the ancient texts you read Goliath was described as either 4 or 6 cubits high, plus a span (4 inches). So whether he was 6'4" or 9'4" he still wasn't as astronomically large as children's books often depict him.
Either way though, he was tall and strong--his coat of mail alone weighed 125lbs! (A shekel is 2/5oz.) Even his spear head was 15lbs.
Now that's a strong guy. Kudos to David (of God of course)!
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