1 Samuel 13:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷ Three groups went out from the Philistine camp to make raids. One group went on the Ophrah road in the land of Shual. ¹⁸ The second group went on the Beth Horon road. The third group went on the border road that overlooks the Valley of Zeboim toward the desert.

¹⁹ The whole land of Israel had no blacksmith because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews might make swords and spears.”