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Judges Chapter 4

Judges

jdg 4:0

Overview

Jdg 4:1, Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera; Jdg 4:17, Jael kills Sisera.

Judges 4:1

jdg 4:1

am 2699, bc 1305, An, Ex, Is, 186

did evil: Jdg 2:11, Jdg 2:19, Jdg 2:20, Jdg 3:7, Jdg 3:12, Jdg 6:1, Jdg 10:6; Lev 26:23-25; Neh 9:23-30; Psa 106:43-45; Jer 5:3

Judges 4:2

jdg 4:2

sold: Jdg 2:14, Jdg 2:15, Jdg 10:7; Isa 50:1; Mat 18:25 "It seems to concern only north Israel."

Hazor: Jos 11:1, Jos 11:10, Jos 11:11, Jos 19:36

Sisera: Sa1 12:9; Psa 83:9

Harosheth: Jdg 4:13, Jdg 4:16

Judges 4:3

jdg 4:3

cried: Jdg 3:9, Jdg 3:15, Jdg 10:16; Sa1 7:8; Psa 50:15, Psa 78:34; Jer 2:27, Jer 2:28

chariots: Jdg 1:19; Jos 17:16

mightily: Jdg 5:8; Deu 28:29, Deu 28:33, Deu 28:47, Deu 28:48; Psa 106:42

Judges 4:4

jdg 4:4

am 2719, bc 1285, An, Ex, Is, 206, Exo 15:20; Kg2 22:14; Neh 6:14; Joe 2:28, Joe 2:29; Mic 6:4; Luk 2:36; Act 21:9; Co1 11:5; Gal 3:28

Judges 4:5

jdg 4:5

the palm: Gen 35:8

between: Jos 16:2, Jos 18:22, Jos 18:25; Sa1 1:1, Sa1 1:19, Sa1 6:16, Sa1 6:17, Sa1 25:1; Jer 31:15

came up: Exo 18:13, Exo 18:16, Exo 18:19, Exo 18:26; Deu 17:8-12; Sa2 15:2-6

Judges 4:6

jdg 4:6

Barak: Jdg 5:1; Heb 11:32

Kedeshnaphtali: Jos 19:32, Jos 19:37, Jos 21:32

Hath: Jos 1:9; Psa 7:6; Isa 13:2-5; Act 13:47

Tabor: Jdg 8:18; Sa1 10:3; Psa 89:12; Jer 46:18; Hos 5:1

ten thousand: Jdg 4:10, Jdg 5:14-18

Judges 4:7

jdg 4:7

And I: Exo 14:4; Jos 11:20; Eze 38:10-16; Joe 3:11-14

Kishon: Jdg 5:21; Kg1 18:40; Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10

deliver: Jdg 4:14; Exo 21:13; Jos 8:7, Jos 10:8, Jos 11:6; Sa1 24:10, Sa1 24:18

Judges 4:8

jdg 4:8

Exo 4:10-14; Mat 14:30, Mat 14:31

Judges 4:9

jdg 4:9

notwithstanding: Sa1 2:30; Ch2 26:18

sell Sisera: Jdg 2:14

into: Jdg 4:17-22, Jdg 5:24-27, Jdg 9:54; Sa2 20:21, Sa2 20:22

Judges 4:10

jdg 4:10

Zebulun: Jdg 4:6, Jdg 5:18

at his: Jdg 5:15; Exo 11:8; Sa1 25:27; Kg1 20:11 *marg.

Judges 4:11

jdg 4:11

Heber: Jdg 1:16; Num 10:29, Num 24:21

Hobab: Exo 2:18, Exo 3:1, Exo 18:1

Zaanaim: Jos 19:33, Jos 19:37, Zaanannim

Kedesh: Jdg 4:6; Jos 19:37

Judges 4:12

jdg 4:12

mount Tabor: Jdg 4:6; Jos 19:12, Jos 19:34; Psa 89:12; Jer 46:18

Judges 4:13

jdg 4:13

gathered: Heb. gathered by cry, or proclamation

nine: Jdg 4:2, Jdg 4:3, Jdg 4:7

chariots of iron: Probably chariots armed with iron scythes, projecting from the axle on each side, by which the infantry might be easily cut down or thrown into confusion. The ancient Britons are said to have had such chariots.

Judges 4:14

jdg 4:14

Up: Jdg 19:28; Gen 19:14, Gen 44:4; Jos 7:13; Sa1 9:26

for this: This is exactly the purpose for which the Septuagint states, Jdg 4:8, that Barak wished Deborah to accompany him: "Because I know not the day in which God will send his angel to give me prosperity."

is not: Deu 9:3; Sa2 5:24; Psa 68:7, Psa 68:8; Isa 52:12; Mic 2:13

mount: Mount Tabor, called by the Arabs Djebel Tour, is almost entirely insulated, and rises up in the plain of Esdraelon, about six miles from Nazareth, in a conical form, somewhat like a sugar-loaf. Josephus states its height to be thirty stadia, with a plain of 26 stadia in circumference on its top, on which was formerly a city, which was used as a military post. It is described as an exceedingly beautiful mountain, having a rich soil, producing excellent herbage, and adorned with groves and clumps of trees.

Judges 4:15

jdg 4:15

Jdg 5:20, Jdg 5:21; Jos 10:10; Kg2 7:6; Ch2 13:15-17; Psa 83:9, Psa 83:10; Heb 11:32

Judges 4:16

jdg 4:16

pursued: Lev 26:7, Lev 26:8; Jos 10:19, Jos 10:20, Jos 11:8; Psa 104:35; Rom 2:12; Jam 2:13

there: Isa 43:17

a man left: Heb. unto one

Judges 4:17

jdg 4:17

fled: Job 12:19-21, Job 18:7-12, Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36, Psa 107:40; Pro 29:23; Amo 5:19, Amo 5:20

Jael: Jdg 5:6, Jdg 5:24

peace: Psa 69:22; Isa 57:21

Judges 4:18

jdg 4:18

Jael: Kg2 6:19

mantle: or, rug, or blanket

Judges 4:19

jdg 4:19

Give me: Jdg 5:25, Jdg 5:26; Gen 24:43; Kg1 17:10; Isa 41:17; Joh 4:7

Judges 4:20

jdg 4:20

Is there: Jos 2:3-5; Sa2 17:20

Judges 4:21

jdg 4:21

took: Jdg 3:21, Jdg 3:31, Jdg 5:26, Jdg 15:15; Sa1 17:43, Sa1 17:49, Sa1 17:50; Co1 1:19, Co1 1:27

a nail: One of the spikes of the tent. See note on Exo 35:18.

and took: Heb. and put

smote: Psa 3:7

he died: Jdg 5:27

Judges 4:22

jdg 4:22

and I will: Sa2 17:3, Sa2 17:10-15

Judges 4:23

jdg 4:23

Ch1 22:18; Neh 9:24; Psa 18:39, Psa 18:47, Psa 47:3, Psa 81:14; Co1 15:28; Heb 11:33

Judges 4:24

jdg 4:24

prospered: etc. Heb. going, went and was hard against, Sa1 3:12


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