And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
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Gill's Exposition
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs,.... Which were a sort of boots, or leg harnesses, which covered the thighs and legs down to the heels; such as Iolaus (k) and the Grecians usually wore, as…
Barnes' Notes
A target ... - Rather, “a javelin.” as in 1Sa 17:45, and placed between the shoulders, as the quiver was.
Adam Clarke
Greaves of brass upon his legs - This species of armor may be seen on many ancient monuments. It was a plate of brass (though perhaps sometimes formed of laminae or plates, like the mail) which…
It was not long ago that the Philistines were soundly beaten, and put to the worse, before Israel, and they would have been totally routed if Saul's rashness had not prevented; but here we have them…
Cambridge Bible
greaves Armour for the legs and feet: from Fr. grève, -the shin." "Greaves" from the Assyrian monuments are figured in Layard's NinevehII. 337. The following passage from Philemon Holland's…