1 Samuel 13:20

New International Version

So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:41

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.

1 Samuel 13:19

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!”

1 Samuel 13:21

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.

2 Chronicles 34:6

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

Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.