Catholic Public Domain Version
"For their plow blades, and pick axes, and pitch forks, and axes had become blunt, and even the handles needed to be repaired. "
— 1 Samuel 13:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.”
“yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads. ”
“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.”
“They charged two-thirds of a shekel to sharpen plowshares and cutting instruments, and a third of a shekel to sharpen picks and axes, and to set ox goads.”
“So that their shares, and their spades, and their forks, and their axes, were blunt, even to the goad, which was to be mended.”
“For they had instruments for putting an edge on their ploughs and blades and forks and axes, and for putting iron points on their ox-driving rods.”
“Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.”
Then another entered along the way of Beth-horon. But the third turned itself to the way of the border, overhanging the valley of Zeboim, opposite the desert.
Now there was no worker of iron to be found in all the land of Israel. For the Philistines had been cautious, lest perhaps the Hebrews might make swords or spears.
Therefore, all of Israel descended to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, or pick axe, or hatchet, or hoe.
For their plow blades, and pick axes, and pitch forks, and axes had become blunt, and even the handles needed to be repaired.
And when the day of battle had arrived, there was found neither sword nor spear in the hand of the entire people who were with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul and his son Jonathan.
Then the army of the Philistines went out in order to go across Michmash.