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A Champion Excerpt Literally, “a man of the two middles,”   i. e.  one who enters the space between the two armies in order to decide the contest by a single combat.  Of Gath . In  Josh. 11:21  this town is mentioned, together with Gaza and Ashdod, as still having among its inhabitants men of the race of Anak.  Whose height was six cubits and a span . In our measure his height was eight feet five and one-third inches; for the cubit is sixteen inches, and the span (really the hand-breadth) is five and one-third inches.  More Spence-Jones, H. D. M., ed.  1 Samuel . London; New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1909. Print. The Pulpit Commentary.

A Champion Excerpt Literally, “a man of the two middles,” i. e. one who enters the space between the two armies in order to decide the contest by a single combat. Of Gath . In Josh. 11:21 this town is mentioned, together with Gaza and Ashdod, as still having among its inhabitants men of the race of Anak. Whose height was six cubits and a span. In our measure his height was eight feet five and one-third inches; for the cubit is sixteen inches, and the span (really the hand-breadth) is five and one-third inches. Spence-Jones, H. D. M., ed. 1 Samuel . London; New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1909. Print. The Pulpit Commentary.

A Champion 1 Samuels 17:4–7 .—A champion. Literally, “a man of the two middles,” i. e. one who enters the space between the two armies in order to decide the contest by a single combat. Of Gath. In Josh. 11:21 this town is mentioned, together with Gaza and Ashdod, as still having among its inhabitants men of the race of Anak. Whose height was six cubits and a span. In our measure his height was eight feet five and one-third inches; for the cubit is sixteen inches, and the span (really the hand-breadth) is five and one-third inches. A span, sit, is eight inches, but the word used here is zereth. See on these measures, Conder, ‘Handbook,’ p. 79. This height, though very great, has been attained to in modern times. Armed with a coat of mail. Literally, “clothed in a shirt of scales,” i. e. a corselet made of metal scales sewn on cloth so as to overlap one another. It was flexible, and protected the back and sides as well as the front. Five thousand shekels of brass. Really copper...