but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
And so did he in the cities of Manas´seh, and E´phra-im, and Simeon, even unto Naph´tali, with their mattocks round about.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
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.