World English Bible
"but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;"
— 1 Samuel 13:20, World English Bible
“But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.”
“but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; ”
“So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.”
“So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake.”
“But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;”
“But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.”
The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears;"
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.