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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

1 Samuel 13:20

All Israel, whom the Philistines had conquered, particularly the neighbouring tribes. (Calmet) --- They were obliged to go to the places where the enemy kept garrisons, (Menochius) as they did at Gabaa, Bethel, &c. --- Share. Septuagint, Syriac, &c., "scythe," or "sickle for corn;" Greek: theristerion. (Haydock) --- The original term, macharesha, may signify all sorts of implements. --- Spade. Hebrew is supposed to mean, "a coulter." Septuagint, "instrument," which the prophets often say will be turned into a sword, in times of war, Joel iii. 15., and Micheas iv. 3. --- Rake. The same generical term is used in Hebrew as was before translated a plough-share. Septuagint have "scythe;" Greek: drepanon. (Calmet)

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See also 1 Samuel 13:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 13:20. _BUT ALL THE ISRAELITES WENT DOWN TO THE PHILISTINES_] We find from this that they did not grant them as much as Porsenna did to the Romans; he permitted the people to manufactur...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The best rendering of the passage is perhaps as follows: “But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen etc. 1 Samuel 13:21, whenever there was bluntness of edge to their shares and c...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. THE FIRST FAILURE OF SAUL AND ITS RESULTS CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The failure of Saul (1 Samuel 13:1)_ 2. Samuel's sentence (1 Samuel 13:10) 3. Israel's deplorable condition (1 Samuel 13:15)

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 13, 14. SAUL'S EARLY STRUGGLES WITH THE PHILISTINES. (J), chiefly from the ancient narrative concerning Saul. Editorial notes, or additions from other sources, are 1 Samuel 13:1; 1 Samuel 7_...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    COULTER. Anglo-Saxon. _a cutter;_ hence,. plough-share. MATTOCK. a kind of pickaxe, with broad instead of pointed ends....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _to sharpen_ The word signifies "to sharpen _by forging_." _his share_, &c. The agricultural implements mentioned cannot be identified with any certainty. The words rendered "share" and "mattock" are...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The disarmament of the Israelites 19. _Now there was no smith found_, &c. A signal proof of the severity of the Philistine oppression, and the difficulties against which Saul had to contend. This gene...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ALL THE ISRAELITES WENT DOWN TO THE PHILISTINES— That is, all the men of Israel went to such garrisons of the Philistines as were placed in their land; for we are not to suppose, that the Israelites w...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The Battle Pitched._ 1 Samuel 13:17-23 17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies; one company turned unto the way _that leadeth_ to Ophrah, unto the land of Shua...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT ALL THE ISRAELITES WENT DOWN TO THE PHILISTINES, TO SHARPEN EVERY MAN HIS SHARE, AND HIS COULTER, AND HIS AXE, AND HIS MATTOCK._ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֵּרְד֥וּ כָל ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    There is some difficulty concerning the opening sentences of this chapter. Some words seem to be omitted, which make it difficult to place the events recorded in their chronological setting. The Autho...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Saul reigns two years. He then selects three thousand men: two thousand are with him, and one with Jonathan. Jonathan, a man of faith, acts with energy against the enemies of God's people, and smites...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT ALL THE ISRAELITES WENT DOWN TO THE PHILISTINES,.... Were obliged to go into Palestine, into some one or other of the cities of the Philistines, or to their garrisons, where the trade of a smith w...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. Ver. 20. _But all the Israelites went down._] Which many of them co...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Israelites went down to the Philistines_ Not to the country of the Philistines, for that was too far from many parts of the land of Israel; but to their garrisons, which they held among them even...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Sauls selected band. 3 Hee calleth the Hebrewes to Gilgal against the Philistines, whose garrison Ionathan had smitten. 5 The Philistines great hoste. 6 The distresse of the Israelites. 8 Saul w...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. So all the agricultural implements which the Israelites used, plowshar...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE OPPRESSION OF THE PHILISTINES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Hebrew scholars consider that either something is missing from verse 1 in the Hebrew manuscripts or that the whole verse was not originally in the text. After Saul's victory at Jabesh-Gilead he sent m...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    15-23 See how politic the Philistines were when they had power; they not only prevented the people of Israel from making weapons of war, but obliged them to depend upon their enemies, even for instru...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    TO THE PHILISTINES; not to the land of the Philistines, for it is not said so, and that was too remote; but to the stations and garrisons which the Philistines yet retained in several parts of Israel'...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 13:20 Israelites H3478 down H3381 (H8799) Philistines H6430 sharpen H3913 (H8800) mans H376 plowshare H4282

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 13:1. _One year two years._ The Seventy have not translated this verse. Something is wanting to fill up the sense; and it is supposed to be, that Saul was so many years of age when he began t...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel._ THE BLACKSMITH’S CAPTIVITY What a scalding subjugation for the Israelites! The Philistines had carried off all the blacksmiths, and t...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 13:1 In preparing for battle, Saul disobeys God’s commands given through Samuel. God cannot endure such a king over Israel. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 13:19 NO BLACKSMITH (in) ISRAEL. The Philistines apparently had been able to take over the production of the kind of metal (probably iron) needed for swords

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Philistines — Not to the land of the Philistines, but to the stations and garrisons which the Philistines retained in several parts of Israel's land, though Samuel's authority had so far over — awed t...

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