NASB
"The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes."
— 1 Samuel 13:21, NASB
“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.”
and another company turned toward Beth-horon, and another company turned toward the border which overlooks the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears."
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes.
So it came about on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.