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1Sa 13:19 — Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make [them] swords or spears:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

there was no		It is probable that the Philistines in the former wars had carried away all the smiths from Israel. Jdg 5:8; 2Ki 24:14; Isa 54:16; Jer 24:1

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there was no

	Jdg 5:8	They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
	2Ki 24:14	And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
	Isa 54:16	Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
	Jer 24:1	The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs [were] set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 13:19," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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