1 Samuel 13:20

Modern King James Version

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his plowshare, and his mattock, and his axe, and his coulter.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

And so he did 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 if My hand takes hold in judgment, I will give vengeance to My enemies and will reward those that hate Me.

1 Samuel 13:19

And there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel. For the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.

1 Samuel 13:21

And there was the charge of a pim for the plowshares, and for the mattocks, and for the three-pronged forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the plowshares.