Judges 4:7
5 And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”
9 “I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
- KJV
- And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
- WEB
- I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
- ASV
- And I will draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin`s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.
- DARBY
- and I will draw unto thee, to the torrent Kishon, Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will give him into thy hand.
- BLB
- and I will draw out against you at the River Kishon Sisera, commander of the army of Jabin, and his chariots and his multitude, and I will deliver him into your hand’?”
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil dra Sisera, Jabins hærfører, og hans vogner og hans hær bort til deg, til Kison-bekken, og gi ham i din hånd.
- OTB
- Jeg vil dra Sisera, Jabins hærfører, med hans vogner og tropper til Kisjon-elven, og jeg vil overgi ham i dine hender.’”
- B1930
- Og jeg vil dra Sisera, Jabins hærfører, og hans vogner og hans hær bort til dig, til Kison-bekken, og gi ham i din hånd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 83:9–10
Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Read in contextEzekiel 38:10–16
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Read in context1 Kings 18:40
Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
Read in contextJudges 5:21
The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
Read in contextJoel 3:11–14
Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.
Read in contextExodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
Read in context1 Samuel 24:10
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
Read in contextJoshua 8:7
you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
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