1 Samuel 13:20

New Living Translation

So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

He did the same thing in the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, and in the regions all around them.

Proverbs 27:17

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

Deuteronomy 32:41

when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.

1 Samuel 13:19

There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews.

1 Samuel 13:21

The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce for sharpening an ax or making the point of an ox goad.