1 Samuel 13:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

no smith. This explains why Ehud had to make his own dagger (Judges 3:16); why Shamgar had only an ox-goad (Judges 3:31); why Samson "had nothingin his hand" (Judges 14:5-6); and why "not. shield or spear among 40,000 in Israel" (Judges 5:9). In other days we read of how many "drew sword".

land. Some codices read "bounds".

1 Samuel 13:19

19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: