1 Samuel 13:20
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
In context
18 another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
19 And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
20 Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
21 The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
22 So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
1 Samuel 13:20 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
- KJV King James Version
- But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
- WEB World English Bible
- but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,
- WBS Webster Bible
- But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his ax, and his mattock.