Judges 4
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 21
Chapter Summary
Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera. 17 Jael kills Sisera.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
Commander of Jabin's army with nine hundred iron chariots; routed by Barak, then slain by Jael
Prophetess judging Israel under her palm tree; summoned Barak and foretold Sisera would fall by a woman's hand
Commander from Naphtali who led ten thousand men from Mount Tabor to destroy Sisera's army
Wife of Heber the Kenite who lured the fleeing Sisera into her tent and drove a peg through his temple
King of Canaan reigning in Hazor who oppressed Israel twenty years until God humbled him
Descendant of Moses' father-in-law, separated from the Kenites; his house was at peace with Jabin
Timeline
Following the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel again do evil in the sight of Jehovah.
Judges 4:1Jehovah sells Israel to Jabin, king of Canaan, whose army commander is Sisera. They oppress Israel with 900 iron chariots for 20 years, prompting Israel to cry out.
Judges 4:2-3Deborah, a prophetess, judges Israel under the palm tree of Deborah in the hills of Ephraim.
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