1 Samuel 13:19

Tree of Life Version

Now no blacksmith could be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

Then He exiled all Jerusalem—all the captains, all the mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and the smiths—10,000 exiles. None was left except the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Isaiah 54:16

Behold, I created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its work, and I created the destroyer to ruin.

Jeremiah 24:1

Adonai showed me, all of a sudden, there were two baskets of figs set before the Temple of Adonai. It was after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had taken away into exile Jeconiah son of King Jehoiakim of Judah and the princes of Judah, along with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

Jeremiah 29:2

(after Jeconiah the king, the queen-mother, the officers, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen and the smiths, had to leave Jerusalem). The letter was sent

Judges 5:8

They chose new gods— then war was in the gates. No shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel!

1 Samuel 13:20

So all the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his sickle, his axe or his hoe.