1 Samuel 13:20

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

so all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, or sickles.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:6

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

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.

Deuteronomy 32:41

when I whet my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and will repay those who hate me.

1 Samuel 13:19

Now there was no smith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “The Hebrews must not make swords or spears for themselves,”

1 Samuel 13:21

The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares and for the mattocks and one-third of a shekel for sharpening the axes and for setting the goads.