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 El otro escuadrón marchó hacia Beth-oron, y el tercer escuadrón marchó hacia la región que mira al valle de Seboim hacia el desierto.

19 Y en toda la tierra de Israel no se hallaba herrero; porque los Filisteos habían dicho: Para que los Hebreos no hagan espada ó lanza.

20 Y todos los de Israel descendían á los Filisteos cada cual á amolar su reja, su azadón, su hacha, ó su sacho,

21 Y cuando se hacían bocas en las rejas, ó en los azadones, ó en las horquillas, ó en las hachas; hasta para una ahijada que se hubiera de componer.

22 Así aconteció que el día de la batalla no se halló espada ni lanza en mano de alguno de todo el pueblo que estaba con Saúl y con Jonathán, excepto Saúl y Jonathán su hijo, que las tenían.

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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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