1. 1 Samuel 13:22 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why do only Saul and Jonathan have spears?

1 Samuel 13:22 (NEG79)

22 Il arriva qu'au jour du combat il ne se trouvait ni épée ni lance entre les mains de tout le peuple qui était avec Saül et Jonathan; il ne s'en trouvait qu'auprès de Saül et de Jonathan, son fils.

Possibly, they were the only people permitted by the Philistines to have proper weapons, assuming that the Philistine control of Israel was so emphatic. Otherwise, because weapons were expensive, they alone had the money to buy equipment for war.