1 Samuel 13:20

New Century Version

So all the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines to have their plows, hoes, axes, and sickles sharpened.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

and from the towns in the areas of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon all the way to Naphtali, and in the ruins near these towns.

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so people can improve each other.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I will sharpen my flashing sword, and I will take it in my hand to judge. I will punish my enemies and pay back those who hate me.

1 Samuel 13:19

The whole land of Israel had no blacksmith because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews might make swords and spears.”

1 Samuel 13:21

The Philistine blacksmiths charged about one-fourth of an ounce of silver for sharpening plows and hoes. And they charged one-eighth of an ounce of silver for sharpening picks, axes, and the sticks used to guide oxen.