So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened.
In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”
The price was two-thirds of a shekel for sharpening plow points and mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening forks and axes and for repointing goads.