Smith (Easton)

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The Hebrews were not permitted by the Philistines in the days of Samuel to have a smith amongst them, lest they should make them swords and spears ( 1 Samuel 13:19 ). Thus the Philistines sought to make their conquest permanent (Compare 2 Kings 24:16 ).

Source

• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)