1 Samuel 13:20 - Printer Friendly

ESV: But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle,

NIV: So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened.

NASB: So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.

CSB: So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

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

KJV: But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

NKJV: But all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen each man’s plowshare, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle;

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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