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Judges 4

Judges 4:23

Jael Kills Sisera · Judges 4:17–24
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Translations

Modern
On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
Traditional
So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.
Literal
And God subdued on that day Jabin king of Canaan before the faces of the sons of Israel.
Latin
Humiliavit ergo Deus in die illo Jabin regem Chanaan coram filiis Israël:

Original

Hebrew
English
On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.

Notes

Judges 4:23

God defeated Jabin by guiding people and events.

Judges 4:1–5:31

The story of Deborah and Barak, found in both prose (Judges 4) and poetry (Judges 5), describes a major military operation against a significant Canaanite enemy after the initial conquest. Another king named Jabin, who also ruled in Hazor, was defeated earlier by Joshua along with a large northern alliance, and Hazor was burned (see Joshua 11:1–15). Although Joshua 11 and Judges 4–5 are often compared, they have too many differences to be considered accounts of the same battle. Instead, Jabin is likely a dynastic name; it appears in the Mari texts for an even earlier king of Hazor, around 1800 BC.

Theme notes and profiles

Deborah

Events

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jabin: Canaanite king who oppressed Israel; defeated by Deborah and Barak

Places

Canaan: Ancient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants

Glossary

Armageddon Asher (Tribe) Barak Deborah Education Family Life and Relations Hazor Jabin Judges, Book of Kishon Mount Tabor Sisera Song of Deborah Tribe of Naphtali Woman

Topics

Canaanites: Defeated by the Israelites Jabin: Names of Two Kings of Hazor Prayer: Answered: Sisera