1 Samuel 13:21

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They charged two-thirds of a shekel to sharpen plowshares and cutting instruments, and a third of a shekel to sharpen picks and axes, and to set ox goads.

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  • 1 Sam 13:16-20
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    91%

    16Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash.

    17Raiding bands went out from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One band turned toward the road leading to Ophrah by the land of Shual;

    18another band turned toward the road leading to Beth Horon; and yet another band turned toward the road leading to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim in the direction of the desert.

    19A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said,“This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

    20So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.

  • 1 Sam 13:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22So on the day of the battle no sword or spear was to be found in the hand of anyone in the army that was with Saul and Jonathan. No one but Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

    23Jonathan Ignites a Battle A garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Micmash.

  • 1 Sam 14:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.

    21The Hebrews who had earlier gone over to the Philistine side joined the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22When all the Israelites who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, they too pursued them in battle.

  • 1 Sam 17:21
    71%

    21Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.

  • Ezek 21:9-11
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    9“Son of man, prophesy and say:‘This is what the Lord says:“‘A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.

    10It is sharpened for slaughter, it is polished to flash like lightning!“‘Should we rejoice in the scepter of my son? No! The sword despises every tree!

    11“‘He gave it to be polished, to be grasped in the hand– the sword is sharpened, it is polished– giving it into the hand of the executioner.

  • 1 Sam 21:8
    70%

    8David said to Ahimelech,“Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

  • 1 Sam 13:4-6
    3 verses
    69%

    4All Israel heard this message,“Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

    5Meanwhile the Philistines gathered to battle with Israel. Then they went up against Israel with 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven.

    6The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, and cisterns.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    69%

    19They are with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

  • Joel 3:10
    69%

    10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears! Let the weak say,‘I too am a warrior!’

  • 1 Chr 14:13
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    13The Philistines again raided the valley.

  • 1 Chr 20:3
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    3He removed the city’s residents and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 23:1
    68%

    1David Delivers the City of Keilah They told David,“The Philistines are fighting in Keilah and are looting the threshing floors.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:4-5
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    4So he went with them. When they arrived at the Jordan, they started cutting down trees.

    5As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted,“Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

  • 1 Sam 17:7
    68%

    7The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer was walking before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
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    1David Kills Goliath The Philistines gathered their troops for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah.

    2Saul and the Israelite army assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against the Philistines.

    3The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites on another hill, with the valley between them.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    67%

    15Israel Engages in Various Battles with the Philistines Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.

  • 1 Sam 17:39-41
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    67%

    39David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire and tried to walk around, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul,“I can’t walk in these things, for I’m not used to them.” So David removed them.

    40He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • Jer 46:22
    67%

    22Egypt will run away, hissing like a snake, as the enemy comes marching up in force. They will come against her with axes as if they were woodsmen chopping down trees.

  • 2 Chr 4:16
    67%

    16and the pots, shovels, and meat forks. All the items King Solomon assigned Huram Abi to make for the LORD’s temple were made from polished bronze.

  • Isa 10:15
    67%

    15Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!

  • Isa 30:24
    67%

    24The oxen and donkeys used in plowing will eat seasoned feed winnowed with a shovel and pitchfork.

  • Song 3:8
    67%

    8All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night.

  • 2 Sam 12:31
    67%

    31He removed the people who were in it and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 14:1
    67%

    1Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer,“Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.

  • 1 Sam 2:14
    67%

    14He would jab it into the basin, kettle, cauldron, or pot. Everything that the fork would bring up the priest would take for himself. This is how they used to treat all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh.

  • 2 Chr 26:14
    66%

    14Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.

  • 2 Sam 21:13
    66%

    13David brought the bones of Saul and of Jonathan his son from there; they also gathered up the bones of those who had been executed.

  • 1 Sam 11:7
    66%

    7He took a pair of oxen and cut them up. Then he sent the pieces throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, who said,“Whoever does not go out after Saul and after Samuel should expect this to be done to his oxen!” Then the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they went out as one army.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
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    1The Death of Saul Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

  • Judg 3:31
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    31After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. He killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. So he also delivered Israel.

  • 2 Sam 2:16
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    16As they grappled with one another, each one stabbed his opponent with his sword and they fell dead together. So that place is called the Field of Flints; it is in Gibeon.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
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    52Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward, shouting a battle cry. They chased the Philistines to the valley and to the very gates of Ekron. The Philistine corpses lay fallen along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 29:1
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    1David Is Rejected by the Philistine Leaders The Philistines assembled all their troops at Aphek, while Israel camped at the spring that is in Jezreel.