- there was no:
- It is probable that the Philistines in the former wars had carried away all the smiths from Israel. "They choseª° newª gods;ª then¹ [was] warª in the gates:ª was there a shieldª or spearª seenª° among fortyª thousandª in Israel?ª" {Jdg 5:8} + "And he carried awayª°¹ all¹ Jerusalem,ª and all¹ the princes,ª and all¹ the mighty menª of valour,ª [even] tenª thousandª captives,ª° and all¹ the craftsmenª and smiths:ª none¹ remained,ª° saveª the poorest sortª of the peopleª of the land.ª" {2Kg 24:14} + "Behold,¹ I¹ have createdª° the smithª that blowethª° the coalsª in the fire,ª and that bringeth forthª° an instrumentª for his work;ª and I¹ have createdª° the wasterª° to destroy.ª°" {Isa 54:16} + "The LORDª shewedª° me, and, behold,¹ twoª basketsª of figsª [were] setª° beforeª the templeª of the LORD,ª after² that¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª had carried away captiveª°¹ Jeconiahª the sonª of Jehoiakimª kingª of Judah,ª and the princesª of Judah,ª with¹ the carpentersª and smiths,ª from Jerusalem,ª¹ and had broughtª° them to Babylon.ª" {Jer 24:1}
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