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The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
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and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
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Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
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but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle;
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yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.
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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 who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
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The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.