No blacksmith in all the land of Israel, and sword and spear only with Saul and Jonathan
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1 Samuel 13:19–23: now there is no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”; but all the Israelites go down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle. The text goes on, “The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.” So it comes to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear is found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son have them. The garrison of the Philistines goes out to the pass of Michmash. The Korean Revised Version names no price at 13:21; it says they went down when their tools were dull (무딜 때에).
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- 1SA 13:19–23, engwebp
19Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;
20but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
21The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.
22So it came to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son had them.
23The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
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No blacksmith in all the land of Israel, and sword and spear only with Saul and Jonathan — Narrated location — Michmash
Evidence: 1 Samuel 13:19–23
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Current wording: 1 Samuel 13:19–23: now there is no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”; but all the Israelites go down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle. The text goes on, “The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.” So it comes to pass in the day of battle that neither sword nor spear is found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan; but Saul and Jonathan his son have them. The garrison of the Philistines goes out to the pass of Michmash. The Korean Revised Version names no price at 13:21; it says they went down when their tools were dull (무딜 때에).
Cited evidence: 1SA 13:19–23, engwebp
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