1 Samuel 17:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:5 — KJV
“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. armed: Heb. clothed”
— 1 Samuel 17:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 17:5
“And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. armed David...: Heb. clothed David with his clothes”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:5: helmet, brass, head
“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. the giant: or, Rapha spear: Heb. the staff, or, the head”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:5: brass, head, weight
“And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:5: head, weight, shekels
“The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. fifty...: Heb. fifty by fifty”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:5: brass, five, heb
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:5: five, thousand, heb
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