1 Samuel 13:20

Lighthouse Bible 2006

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his colter, and his axe, and his hoe.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their tools round about.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the face of his friend.

Deuteronomy 32:41

If I sharpen my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment; I will return vengeance to my enemies, and will reward those who hate me.

1 Samuel 13:19

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, So that the Hebrews do not make for themselves swords or spears:

1 Samuel 13:21

Yet they had a file for the hoes, and for the colters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.