那时，以色列全地没有一个铁匠；因为非利士人说，恐怕希伯来人制造刀枪。

那时，以色列全地找不到一个铁匠，因为非利士人说：“恐怕希伯来人制造刀枪。”

那时，以色列全地找不到一个铁匠，因为非利士人说：“恐怕希伯来人制造刀枪。”

那时，以色列全境找不到一个铁匠，这是因为非利士人的禁令，以免希伯来人制造刀枪。

那时，以色列全地找不到一个铁匠，因为非利士人说：“恐怕希伯来人制造刀剑或枪矛。”

当时在以色列全地找不到一个铁匠，因为非利士人说：“恐怕希伯来人制造刀剑或长矛。”

那時，以色列全地沒有一個鐵匠；因為非利士人說，恐怕希伯來人製造刀槍。

那時，以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠，因為非利士人說：「恐怕希伯來人製造刀槍。」

那時，以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠，因為非利士人說：「恐怕希伯來人製造刀槍。」

那時，以色列全境找不到一個鐵匠，這是因為非利士人的禁令，以免希伯來人製造刀槍。

那時，以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠，因為非利士人說：“恐怕希伯來人製造刀劍或槍矛。”

那時以色列全地找不着一個匠人，因為非利士人說：『恐怕希伯來人製造刀矛。』

當時在以色列全地找不到一個鐵匠，因為非利士人說：「恐怕希伯來人製造刀劍或長矛。」

時、以色列全地無有鐵工、蓋非利士人曰、恐希伯來人製作劍戟也、

先是非利士人不容鐵工居於以色列族地、恐希百來人鑄作劍戟。

當時以色列全地無鐵工、蓋非利士人自謂、恐希伯來人製刀槍、

Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said,“ Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!”

There weren’t any blacksmiths in the whole land of Israel. That’s because the Philistines had said,“ The Hebrews might hire them to make swords or spears!”

Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said,“ Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.”

There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews.

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel because the Philistines had said,“ Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”

Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines said,“ Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”

Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said,“ Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.”

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

No blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said,“ Otherwise, the Hebrews will make swords or spears.”

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

A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said,“ This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said,“ Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

He carried all Jerusalem into exile: all the officers and fighting men, and all the skilled workers and artisans— a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest people of the land were left. (niv)

God chose new leaders when war came to the city gates, but not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel. (niv)

After Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and the officials, the skilled workers and the artisans of Judah were carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Lord showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the Lord. (niv)

“ See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc; (niv)