Coat of Mail
/KOHT of MAYL/
Summary
Protective armor made of metal scales or rings worn to cover the torso, as worn by Goliath and later offered by Saul to David.
☩Biblical Examples
Goliath's coat of mail weighed five thousand shekels of bronze, demonstrating his formidable armament. Saul offered his own armor including a coat of mail to David before his battle with Goliath, but David rejected it as untested. King Ahab was struck by an arrow that penetrated between the joints of his armor.
Key verses:1 Samuel 17:51 Samuel 17:381 Kings 22:342 Chronicles 18:33
