In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, with their surrounding ruins,
1 Samuel 13:20 - Tree of Life Version So all the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his sickle, his axe or his hoe. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But each of the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines to get his plowshare, mattock, axe, or sickle sharpened. American Standard Version (1901) but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; Common English Bible So every Israelite had to go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, all of Israel descended to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, or pick axe, or hatchet, or hoe. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake. |
In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, with their surrounding ruins,
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens the countenance of his friend.
when I sharpen My lightning sword and My hand seizes it in judgment, I will return vengeance on My foes, and those who hate Me I will pay back.
Now no blacksmith could be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”
The price of sharpening was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the sickles, the three-pronged forks or the axes, or to set the oxgoads.