1 Samuel 13:20
“But all the Israelites went downe to the Philistines, to sharpen euery man his share and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattocke.”
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1 Samuel 13:20 Context
18And another company turned the way to Bethoron: and another companie turned to the way of the border, that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wildernesse. 19¶ Now there was no smith found thorowout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrewes make them swords or speares. 20But all the Israelites went downe to the Philistines, to sharpen euery man his share and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattocke. 21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forkes, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 22So it came to passe in the day of battell, that there was neither sword nor speare found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Ionathan: but with Saul & with Ionathan his sonne was there found.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 13:20
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
- King James Version
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
- American Standard Version (1901)
But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;
- Basic English Bible
And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
- World English Bible
and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
- Youngs Literal Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 13:20
13:20 Philistines - Not to the land of the Philistines, but to the stations and garrisons which the Philistines retained in several parts of Israel's land, though Samuel's authority had so far over - awed them, that they durst not give the Israelites much disturbance. In these, therefore, the Philistines kept all the smiths; and here they allowed them the exercise of their art for the uses following.