1 Samuel 13:20

Listen to 1 Samuel 13:20
20 Y todos los de Israel descend铆an 谩 los Filisteos cada cual 谩 amolar su reja, su azad贸n, su hacha, 贸 su sacho,

1 Samuel 13:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:20

But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines
Were obliged to go into Palestine, into some one or other of the cities of the Philistines, or to their garrisons, where the trade of a smith was exercised:

to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter;
which are the parts of the plough made of iron, with which the earth is cut and thrown up:

and his axe and his mattock;
or pick axe; with the one wood is felled and cut, and with the other stones are dug; and each of these for their several uses needed sharpening; and when they did, they were obliged to go to the Philistines to have them done, they having no smiths among them.

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1 Samuel 13:20 In-Context

18 El otro escuadr贸n march贸 hacia Beth-oron, y el tercer escuadr贸n march贸 hacia la regi贸n que mira al valle de Seboim hacia el desierto.
19 Y en toda la tierra de Israel no se hallaba herrero; porque los Filisteos hab铆an dicho: Para que los Hebreos no hagan espada 贸 lanza.
20 Y todos los de Israel descend铆an 谩 los Filisteos cada cual 谩 amolar su reja, su azad贸n, su hacha, 贸 su sacho,
21 Y cuando se hac铆an bocas en las rejas, 贸 en los azadones, 贸 en las horquillas, 贸 en las hachas; hasta para una ahijada que se hubiera de componer.
22 As铆 aconteci贸 que el d铆a de la batalla no se hall贸 espada ni lanza en mano de alguno de todo el pueblo que estaba con Sa煤l y con Jonath谩n, excepto Sa煤l y Jonath谩n su hijo, que las ten铆an.
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