1 Samuel 13:20

Legacy Standard Bible

So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his goad.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins,

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.

Deuteronomy 32:41

If I sharpen My flashing sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance on My adversaries, And I will repay those who hate Me.

1 Samuel 13:19

Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.”

1 Samuel 13:21

And the charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the goad.