Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
New American Standard Bible
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
King James Version
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Holman Bible
So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
International Standard Version
Everyone in Israel would have to go to the Philistines so each person could sharpen his plow, his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.
American Standard Version
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
Amplified
So all [the men of] Israel went down to the Philistines, each to get his plowshare, pick, axe, or sickle sharpened.
Bible in Basic English
But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;
Darby Translation
And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,
Julia Smith Translation
And all Israel went down to the rovers, to hammer each his plough-shares, and his coulter, and his axe, and his plough-shares.
King James 2000
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his mattock, and his ax, and his sickle.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So all Israel [went] down to [the] Philistines, each to have his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his iron plowshare sharpened.
Modern King James verseion
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his plowshare, and his mattock, and his axe, and his coulter.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore must all Israel go down to the Philistines, to mend every man his share, his mattock, his axe or his sickle:
NET Bible
So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.
New Heart English Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
The Emphasized Bible
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, - to sharpen every man his share, and his mattock, and his axe, and his sickle.
Webster
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his ax, and his mattock.
World English Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;
Youngs Literal Translation
and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The mattock
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The plow
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The axe
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Iron » Made into » Implements for husbandry
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Plow » Shares of, sharpened by the smiths of the philistines
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 13:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hard Times For Israel
19 Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make for 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 set the goads.