1 Samuel 13:20

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their ploughs, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:41

when I sharpen my flashing sword, and my hand takes hold of judgement, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.

1 Samuel 13:19

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel  because the Philistines had said, ‘Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.’

1 Samuel 13:21

The price was two-thirds of a shekel  for ploughs and mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for pitchforks and axes, and for putting a point on a cattle prod.

2 Chronicles 34:6

He did the same in the cities  of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali and on their surrounding mountain shrines.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.