6 His legs were covered with plates of brass and hanging on his back was a javelin of brass.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:6

Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:1-11

(Read 1 Samuel 17:1-11)

Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.