1 Samuel 13:15-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 Then Samuel went[a] from Gilgal to Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul registered the troops who were with him, about 600 men.
16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the troops who were with them were staying in Geba(A) of Benjamin, and the Philistines were camped at Michmash. 17 Raiding parties(B) went out from the Philistine camp in three divisions. One division headed toward the Ophrah(C) road leading to the land of Shual. 18 The next division headed toward the Beth-horon(D) road, and the last division headed down the border road that looks out over the Valley of Zeboim(E) toward the wilderness.
19 No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel,(F) because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.” 20 So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.[b] 21 The price was two-thirds of a shekel[c] for plows and mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for pitchforks and axes, and for putting a point on an oxgoad. 22 So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hand of any of the troops who were with Saul(G) and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
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- 1 Samuel 13:15 LXX reads Samuel left Gilgal and went on his way, and the rest of the people followed Saul to join the people in his army. They went
- 1 Samuel 13:20 LXX; MT reads plowshares
- 1 Samuel 13:21 Lit of a pim; about ¼ ounce of silver
1 Samuel 13:15-22
New Living Translation
Israel’s Military Disadvantage
15 Samuel then left Gilgal and went on his way, but the rest of the troops went with Saul to meet the army. They went up from Gilgal to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.[a] When Saul counted the men who were still with him, he found only 600 were left! 16 Saul and Jonathan and the troops with them were staying at Geba in the land of Benjamin. The Philistines set up their camp at Micmash. 17 Three raiding parties soon left the camp of the Philistines. One went north toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, 18 another went west to Beth-horon, and the third moved toward the border above the valley of Zeboim near the wilderness.
19 There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews. 20 So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles,[b] they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith. 21 The charges were as follows: a quarter of an ounce[c] of silver for sharpening a plowshare or a pick, and an eighth of an ounce[d] for sharpening an ax or making the point of an ox goad. 22 So on the day of the battle none of the people of Israel had a sword or spear, except for Saul and Jonathan.
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