1 Samuel 13:19

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

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WEBBE

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

BSB

And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

KJV

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

ASV

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

BBE

Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

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וְחָרָשׁ ve·cha·rash and a craftsman H2796 לֹא lo' not H3808 יִמָּצֵא yi·ma·tze' he was found H4672 בְּכֹל be·khol in all H3605 אֶרֶץ 'e·retz [the] land of H776 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 אָמְרוּ 'a·mar they said H559 פְלִשְׁתִּים fe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 פֶּן pen lest H6435 יַעֲשׂוּ ya·'a·su they should make H6213 הָעִבְרִים ha·'iv·rim the Hebrews H5680 חֶרֶב che·rev a sword H2719 אוֹ 'o or H176 חֲנִית cha·nit a spear H2595

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–23

See how politic the Philistines were when they had power; they not only prevented the people of Israel from making weapons of war, but obliged them to depend upon their enemies, even for instruments of husbandry. How impolitic Saul was, who did not, in the beginning of his reign, set himself to redress this. Want of true sense always accompanies want of grace. Sins which appear to us very little, have dangerous consequences. Miserable is a guilty, defenceless nation; much more those who are destitute of the whole armour of God.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.