1 Samuel 13:20 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 13:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 13:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 13:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.”
1 Samuel 13:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 13:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock; ”
1 Samuel 13:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 13:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;”
1 Samuel 13:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 13:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened, ”
1 Samuel 13:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 13:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore all ye Israelites went downe to the Philistims, to sharpen euery man his share, his mattocke, and his axe, and his weeding hooke.”
1 Samuel 13:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 13:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 13
18 And another company turned the way to Beth–horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21 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.
22 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 that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
What Does 1 Samuel 13:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 13:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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