1 Samuel 13:21

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.

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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 13:21

BSB
The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
For their plow blades, and pick axes, and pitch forks, and axes had become blunt, and even the handles needed to be repaired.
ERV
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.
NHEB
and the charge was one payim for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and three shekels for picks and axes and to set the goads.
SMT
And there was a notching of mouths for the plough-shares, and for the coulters, and for the three-pronged, and for the axes, and for setting the goads.

Commentary for 1 Samuel 13:21

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Overview of 1 Samuel 13:21
Summary
Philistines monopolize metalworking services
Place
Israel
Event
Philistines maintain metalworking monopoly
Estimated Time Period
c. 1050 BC
Category
Narrative