17. And three companies came out of the camp of the Philistines to destroy the land. One company turned unto the way that leads to Ophrah unto the land of Shual.
18. Another company turned the way to Bethhoron, and another company turned to the way of the border that looks to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19. Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, Lest peradventure the Hebrews make swords or spears.
20. But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen each man his share and his coulter and his axe and his mattock
21. and when they had nicks in the mattocks and the coulters and the forks and the axes, or to fix a goad.
22. So it came to pass in the day of battle that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan except with Saul and with Jonathan his son who had them.
23. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.