1 Samuel 13:21 meaning and explanation
The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
1 Samuel 13:21, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse sits inside the account of Israel's desperate position before the battle at Michmash. The Philistines had banned blacksmiths in Israel, so the Israelites had to take their farm tools to Philistine smiths for sharpening, and the verse lists the fees charged.
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