Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
helmet of brass—The Philistine helmet had the appearance of a row of feathers set in a tiara, or metal band, to which were attached scales of the same material, for the defense of the neck and the sides of the face [OSBORN].
a coat of mail—a kind of corslet, quilted with leather or plates of metal, reaching only to the chest, and supported by shoulder straps, leaving the shoulders and arms at full liberty.
GOLIATH CHALLENGES A COMBAT. (I Samuel 17:4-11)
a champion—Hebrew, a "man between two"; that is, a person who, on the part of his own people, undertook to determine the national quarrel by engaging in single combat with a chosen warrior in the hostile army.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Samuel 17:5:
1 Samuel 17:4-11
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