1 Samuel 13:20

but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.

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WEBBE

but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own ploughshare, mattock, axe, and sickle.

BSB

Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

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.

ASV

but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

BBE

But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;

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וַיֵּרְדוּ vai·ye·re·du and they went down H3381 כָל־ khol- all H3605 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים ha·pe·lish·tim the Philistines H6430 לִלְטוֹשׁ lil·to·osh to sharpen H3913 אִישׁ 'ish each man H376 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ ma·cha·rash·to plowshare his H4281 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 אֵתוֹ 'e·to mattock his H855 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 קַרְדֻּמּוֹ kar·du·mo axe his H7134 וְאֵת ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֹ ma·cha·re·sha·to plowshare his H4281

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.