So allIsraelwentdownto the Philistines,eachto sharpenhis plowshare,his mattock,his axe,and his hoe.
In the citiesof Manasseh,Ephraim,Simeon,even as faras Naphtali,in their surroundingruins,
Ironsharpensiron,So one mansharpensanother.
IfI sharpenMy flashingsword,And My handtakesholdon justice,I will rendervengeanceon My adversaries,And I will repaythose who hateMe.
Now noblacksmithcould be foundin allthe landof Israel,for the Philistinessaid,"Otherwisethe Hebrewswill makeswordsorspears."
The chargewas two-thirdsof a shekel for the plowshares,the mattocks,the forks,and the axes,and to fixthe hoes.
