1 Samuel 13:19LXX
Orthodox Bible · LXX · Verse 19 of 23
"Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears:"
In context
17And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:
18And another company turned the way Bethhoron: and another company turned the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears:
20But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.