1 Samuel 13:21
“Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks , and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes,.... Those that would…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–18701 Samuel 13:20-21
The best rendering of the passage is perhaps as follows: “But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Yet they had a file - The Hebrew פצירה petsirah, from פצר patsar, to rub hard, is translated very differently by the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 13:15-23
Here, 1. Samuel departs in displeasure. Saul has set up for himself, and now he is left to himself: Samuel gat him from…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Yet they had a file So the Targum and some Rabbinic commentators. If the rendering is correct, the meaning will be that…