1 Samuel 13:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.””
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“And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And an artificer is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, `Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear;'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 13:19 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 5:8When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
- 2 Kings 24:14He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
- Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the craftsman who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its task; and I have created the destroyer to wreak havoc.
- Jeremiah 24:1After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).