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 and spears. This put the Israelites at a great disadvantage. Thus the Israelite victory at Michmash (ch. 1 Samuel 14:1) was certainly the Lord’s doing.

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