1 Samuel 13:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 13:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 13:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 13:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.”

1 Samuel 13:21 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 13:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 Samuel 13:21 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 13:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and there hath been the file for mattocks, and for coulters, and for three-pronged rakes, and for the axes, and to set up the goads.”

1 Samuel 13:21 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 13:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“when the edges of the sickles, and the hoes, and the forks, and the axes were blunted; and to set the goads. ”

1 Samuel 13:21 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 13:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yet they had a file for the shares, and for the mattockes, and for the picke forkes, and for the axes, and for to sharpen the goades.”

1 Samuel 13:21 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 13:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 13

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.

23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

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What Does 1 Samuel 13:21 Mean?

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