1 Samuel 13:20
World English Bible (WEB)
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
In context
18 another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;
20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
21 The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.
22 So it came to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them.
1 Samuel 13:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
- 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.
- 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.