1 Samuel 13:20

New English Translation

So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!

1 Samuel 13:19

A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

1 Samuel 13:21

They charged two-thirds of a shekel to sharpen plowshares and cutting instruments, and a third of a shekel to sharpen picks and axes, and to set ox goads.