1 Samuel 13:19 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁹ Now no blacksmith could be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Now there was no metal worker to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Common English Bible

¹⁹ No metalworker was to be found anywhere in Israelite territory because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not make swords and spears.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.

1 Samuel 13:19 Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

Then He exiled all Jerusalem—all the captains, all the mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and the smiths—10,000 exiles. None was left except the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Isaiah 54:16

Behold, I created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its work, and I created the destroyer to ruin.

Jeremiah 24:1

Adonai showed me, all of a sudden, there were two baskets of figs set before the Temple of Adonai. It was after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken away into exile Jeconiah son of King Jehoiakim of Judah and the princes of Judah, along with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:2

(after Jeconiah the king, the queen-mother, the officers, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths, had to leave Jerusalem). The letter was sent

Judges 5:8

They chose new gods— then war was in the gates. No shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel!

1 Samuel 13:20

So all the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his sickle, his axe or his hoe.