NASB — Judges 4 — KJV

Deborah and Barak Deliver from Canaanites

1 Then athe sons° of Israel° again° did° evil° in the sight° of the LORD°, after Ehud° died°. 2 And the LORD° sold° them into the hand° of aJabin° king° of Canaan°, who° reigned° in Hazor°; and the commander° of his army° was Sisera°, who° lived° in bHarosheth-hagoyim°°. 3 The sons° of Israel° cried° to the LORD°; for he had nine° hundred° airon° chariots°, and he oppressed° the sons° of Israel° severely° for twenty° years°.

[1] aJg 2:19
[2] aJsh 11:1, 10 bJg 4:13, 16
[3] aJg 1:19

4 ¶ Now Deborah°, a Iprophetess°, the wife° of Lappidoth°, was judging° Israel° at that time°. 5 She used to Isit° under° the apalm° tree° of Deborah° between° Ramah° and Bethel° in the hill° country° of Ephraim°; and the sons° of Israel° came° up to her for judgment°. 6 Now she sent° and summoned° aBarak° the son° of Abinoam° from Kedesh-naphtali°°, and said° to him, “IBehold°, the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, has commanded°, ‘Go° and march° to Mount° Tabor°, and take° with you ten° thousand° men° from the sons° of Naphtali° and from the sons° of Zebulun°. 7 I will draw° out to you Sisera°, the commander° of Jabin’s° army°, with his chariots° and his Imany° [troops] to the river° Kishon°, and aI will give° him into your hand°.’” 8 Then Barak° said° to her, “If° you will go° with me, then I will go°; but if° you will not go° with me, I will not go°.” 9 She said°, “I will surely° go° with you; nevertheless°°, the honor° shall not be yours on the journey° that you are about to take°, afor the LORD° will sell° Sisera° into the hands° of a woman°.” Then Deborah° arose° and went° with Barak° to Kedesh°. 10 Barak° called° aZebulun° and Naphtali° together° to Kedesh°, and ten° thousand° men° went° up Ibwith him; Deborah° also went° up with him.

[4] ILit woman prophetess
[5] IOr live aGn 35:8
[6] IOr Has not...commanded...? aHe 11:32
[7] ILit multitude aPs 83:9
[9] aJg 4:21
[10] ILit at his feet aJg 5:18 bJg 4:14; 5:15

11 ¶ Now Heber° athe Kenite° had separated° himself from the Kenites°, from the sons° of Hobab° the father-in-law° of Moses°, and had pitched° his tent° as far° away as the Ioak° in bZaanannim°, which° is near° Kedesh°.

[11] IOr terebinth aJg 1:16 bJsh 19:33

12 ¶ Then they told° Sisera° that Barak° the son° of Abinoam° had gone° up to Mount° Tabor°. 13 Sisera° called° together° all° his chariots°, anine° hundred° iron° chariots°, and all° the people° who° [were] with him, from bHarosheth-hagoyim°° to the river° Kishon°. 14 Deborah° said° to Barak°, “Arise°! For this° is the day° in which° the LORD° has given° Sisera° into your hands°; Ibehold°, athe LORD° has gone° out before° you.” So Barak° went° down° from Mount° Tabor° with ten° thousand° men° following° him. 15 aThe LORD° Irouted° Sisera° and all° [his] chariots° and all° [his] army° with the edge° of the sword° before° Barak°; and Sisera° alighted° from [his] chariot° and fled° away on foot°. 16 But Barak° pursued° the chariots° and the army° as far° as Harosheth-hagoyim°°, and all° the army° of Sisera° fell° by the edge° of the sword°; anot even° one° was left°.

[13] aJg 4:3 bJg 4:2
[14] IOr has not the LORD gone...? aDt 9:3; 2S 5:24; Ps 68:7
[15] ILit confused aDt 7:23; Jsh 10:10
[16] aEx 14:28; Ps 83:9

17 ¶ Now Sisera° fled° away on foot° to the tent° of Jael° the wife° of Heber° the Kenite°, for [there was] peace° between° Jabin° the king° of Hazor° and the house° of Heber° the Kenite°. 18 Jael° went° out to meet° Sisera°, and said° to him, “Turn° aside°, my master°, turn° aside° to me! Do not be afraid°.” And he turned° aside° to her into the tent°, and she covered° him with a Irug°. 19 aHe said° to her, “Please° give° me a little° water° to drink°, for I am thirsty°.” So she opened° a Ibottle° of milk° and gave° him a drink°; then she covered° him. 20 He said° to her, “Stand° in the doorway° of the tent°, and it shall be if° anyone° comes° and inquires° of you, and says°, ‘Is there° anyone° here°?’ that you shall say°, ‘No°.’” 21 But Jael°, Heber’s° wife°, atook° a tent° peg° and Iseized° a hammer° in her hand°, and went° secretly° to him and drove° the peg° into his temple°, and it went° through° into the ground°; for he was sound° asleep° and exhausted°. So he died°. 22 And behold°, as Barak° pursued° Sisera°, Jael° came° out to meet° him and said° to him, “Come°, and I will show° you the man° whom° you are seeking°.” And he entered° Iwith her, and behold° Sisera° was lying° dead° with the tent° peg° in his temple°.

[18] IOr blanket
[19] II.e. skin container aJg 5:24-27
[21] ILit placed aJg 5:26
[22] ILit to

23 ¶ So aGod° subdued° on that day° Jabin° the king° of Canaan° before° the sons° of Israel°. 24 The hand° of the sons° of Israel° pressed° heavier° and heavier° upon Jabin° the king° of Canaan°, until°° they had Idestroyed° Jabin° the king° of Canaan°.

[23] aNe 9:24; Ps 18:47
[24] ILit cut off


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Deborah and Barak deliver Israel from Jabin and Sisera.

1 ¶ And the childrenº of Israelº againºª didºª evilº in the sightº of the LORD,º when Ehud¹² was dead.ºª 2 And the LORDº soldºª them into the handº of Jabinº kingº of Canaan,º that² reignedºª in Hazor;º the captainº of whose hostº [was] Sisera,º which² dweltºª in Harosheth¹ of the Gentiles.¹² 3 And the childrenº of Israelº criedºª unto² the LORD:º for² he had nineº hundredº chariotsº of iron;º and twentyº yearsº he² mightily¹² oppressedºª² the childrenº of Israel.º

[1] Lv 26:23; Jg 2:11, 19; 3:7, 12; 6:1; 10:6; Ne 9:23; Ps 106:43; Jr 5:3.
[2] Jsh 11:1, 10; 19:36; Jg 2:14; 4:13, 16; 10:7; 1S 12:9; Ps 83:9; Is 50:1; Mt 18:25.
[3] Dt 28:29, 33, 47; Jsh 17:16; Jg 1:19; 3:9, 15; 5:8; 10:16; 1S 7:8; Ps 50:15; 78:34; 106:42; Jr 2:27.

4 ¶ And Deborah,º a prophetess,º² the wifeº of Lapidoth,º she² judgedºª² Israelº at that² time.º 5 And she² dweltºª under² the palm treeº of Deborahº between² Ramahº and Bethelº in mountº Ephraim:º and the childrenº of Israelº came upºª to² her for judgment.º 6 And she sentºª and calledºª Barakº the sonº of Abinoamº out of Kedeshnaphtali,º²² and saidºª unto² him, Hath not² the LORDº Godº of Israelº commanded,ºª [saying], Go¹ª² and drawºª toward mountº Tabor,º and takeºª with² thee tenº thousandº menº of the childrenº² of Naphtaliº and of the childrenº² of Zebulun?º 7 And I will drawºª unto² thee to² the riverº Kishonº² Sisera,º the captainº of Jabin'sº army,º with his chariotsº and his multitude;º and I will deliverºª him into thine hand.º 8 And Barakº saidºª unto² her, If² thou wilt go¹ª² with² me, then I will go:ºª but if² thou wilt not² go¹ª² with² me, [then] I will not² go.¹ª² 9 And she said,ºª I will surely¹ª goº¹ª with² thee: notwithstanding¹²² the journeyº that² thou² takestºª shall not² be² for thine honour;º for² the LORDº shall sellºª² Siseraº into the handº of a woman.º And Deborahº arose,ºª and went¹ª² with² Barakº to Kedesh.º

[4] Ex 15:20; 2K 22:14; Ne 6:14; Jol 2:28; Mi 6:4; Lk 2:36; Ac 21:9; 1Co 11:5; Ga 3:28.
[5] Gn 35:8; Ex 18:13, 16, 19, 26; Dt 17:8; Jsh 16:2; 18:22, 25; 1S 1:1, 19; 6:16; 25:1; 2S 15:2; Jr 31:15.
[6] Jsh 1:9; 19:32, 37; 21:32; Jg 4:10; 5:1, 14; 8:18; 1S 10:3; Ps 7:6; 89:12; Is 13:2; Jr 46:18; Ho 5:1; Ac 13:47; He 11:32.
[7] Ex 14:4; 21:13; Jsh 8:7; 10:8; 11:6, 20; Jg 4:14; 5:21; 1S 24:10, 18; 1K 18:40; Ps 83:9; Ezk 38:10; Jol 3:11.
[8] Ex 4:10; Mt 14:30.
[9] Jg 2:14; 4:17; 5:24; 9:54; 1S 2:30; 2S 20:21; 2Ch 26:18.

10 ¶ And Barakº calledºª² Zebulunº and Naphtaliº to Kedesh;º and he went upºª with tenº thousandº menº at his feet:º and Deborahº went upºª with² him. 11 Now Heberº the Kenite,¹² [which was] of the childrenº² of Hobabº the father in lawºª of Moses,º had severed¹ª himself² from the Kenites,º² and pitchedºª his tentº unto² the plainº of Zaanaim,º which² [is] by² Kedesh.º 12 And they shewedºª Siseraº that² Barakº the sonº of Abinoamº was gone upºª to mountº Tabor.º 13 And Siseraº gathered togetherºª² all² his chariots,º [even] nineº hundredº chariotsº of iron,º and all² the peopleº that² [were] with² him, from Harosheth¹ of the Gentiles¹²² unto² the riverº of Kishon.º 14 And Deborahº saidºª unto² Barak,º Up;ºª for² this² [is] the dayº in which² the LORDº hath deliveredºª² Siseraº into thine hand:º is not² the LORDº gone outºª beforeº thee? So Barakº went downºª from mountº² Tabor,º and tenº thousandº menº afterº him. 15 And the LORDº discomfitedºª² Sisera,º and all² [his] chariots,º and all² [his] host,º with the edgeº of the swordº beforeº Barak;º so that Siseraº lighted downºª off²² [his] chariot,º and fled awayºª on his feet.º 16 But Barakº pursuedºª afterº the chariots,º and after² the host,º unto² Harosheth¹ of the Gentiles:¹² and all² the hostº of Siseraº fellºª upon the edgeº of the sword;º [and] there was not² a manº left.ºª 17 Howbeit Siseraº fled awayºª on his feetº to² the tentº of Jaelº the wifeº of Heberº the Kenite:º for² [there was] peaceº between² Jabinº the kingº of Hazorº and the houseº of Heberº the Kenite.º

[10] Ex 11:8; Jg 4:6; 5:15, 18; 1S 25:27; 1K 20:11.
[11] Ex 2:18; 3:1; 18:1; Nu 10:29; 24:21; Jsh 19:33, 37; Jg 1:16; 4:6.
[12] Jsh 19:12, 34; Jg 4:6; Ps 89:12; Jr 46:18.
[13] Jg 4:2, 7.
[14] Gn 19:14; 44:4; Dt 9:3; Jsh 7:13; Jg 4:8; 19:28; 1S 9:26; 2S 5:24; Ps 68:7; Is 52:12; Mi 2:13.
[15] Jsh 10:10; Jg 5:20; 2K 7:6; 2Ch 13:15; Ps 83:9; He 11:32.
[16] Lv 26:7; Jsh 10:19; 11:8; Ps 104:35; Is 43:17; Ro 2:12; Jm 2:13.
[17] Jg 5:6, 24; Jb 12:19; 18:7; 40:11; Ps 37:35; 69:22; 107:40; Pv 29:23; Is 57:21; Am 5:19.

Jael killeth Sisera.

18 ¶ And Jaelº went outºª to meetºª Sisera,º and saidºª unto² him, Turn in,ºª my lord,º turn inºª to² me; fearºª not.² And when he had turned inºª unto² her into the tent,º she coveredºª him with a mantle.º 19 And he saidºª unto² her, Give me, I pray thee,² a littleº waterº to drink;ºª for² I am thirsty.ºª And she openedºª² a bottleº of milk,º and gave him drink,ºª and coveredºª him. 20 Again he saidºª unto² her, Stand² in¹ª the doorº of the tent,º and it shall be,² when² any manº doth comeºª and enquireºª of thee, and say,ºª Is² there¹ª any manº here?¹² that thou shalt say,ºª No.² 21 Then Jaelº Heber'sº wifeº tookºª² a nailº of the tent,º and tookºª² an hammerº in her hand,º and wentºª softlyº unto² him, and smoteºª² the nailº into his temples,¹² and fastenedºª it into the ground:º for he² was fast asleepºª and weary.ºª So he died.ºª 22 And, behold,² as Barakº pursuedºª² Sisera,º Jaelº came outºª to meetºª him, and saidºª unto him, Come,¹ª² and I will shewºª thee² the manº whom² thou² seekest.ºª And when he cameºª into² her [tent], behold,² Siseraº layºª dead,ºª and the nailº [was] in his temples.¹² 23 So Godº subduedºª on that² dayº² Jabinº the kingº of Canaanº beforeº the childrenº of Israel.º 24 And the handº of the childrenº of Israelº prospered,º¹ªª and prevailedº² against² Jabinº the kingº of Canaan,º until²² they had destroyedºª² Jabinº kingº of Canaan.º

[18] 2K 6:19.
[19] Gn 24:43; Jg 5:25; 1K 17:10; Is 41:17; Jn 4:7.
[20] Jsh 2:3; 2S 17:20.
[21] Ex 35:18; Jg 3:21, 31; 5:26, 27; 15:15; 1S 17:43, 49; Ps 3:7; 1Co 1:19, 27.
[22] 2S 17:3, 10.
[23] 1Ch 22:18; Ne 9:24; Ps 18:39, 47; 47:3; 81:14; 1Co 15:28; He 11:33.
[24] 1S 3:12.


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