There was no smith - This was the result of the fierce raids described in the preceding verses, and it was the method the Philistines adopte…

Now there was no smith found. —We must allow a year, perhaps two or three, to have elapsed while Saul and Jonathan ..…

Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of
Israel
The Philistines, when …

Consider how shrewd the Philistines were when they held power; they not only prevented the people of Israel from making weapons of war but also com…