1 Samuel 13:20
King James Version (KJV)
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
In context
18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
1 Samuel 13:20 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
- 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.