Judges 4:12

Judges 4:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
• New International Version (NIV)When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Sisera was told that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they reported to Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.

Context of Judges 4:12

10Barak told the men from Zebulun and Naphtali to go with him to Kedesh. 10,000 men came to follow him. Deborah also went with him. 11A certain Kenite man called Heber, did not live with the other Kenites. They were descendants of Hobab, the father of Moses' wife. Heber was living in a tent beside the big tree in Zaanannim, near Kedesh. Sisera heard news that Abinoam's son Barak had gone up to Mount Tabor. 13So he gave a command to all his soldiers. He told them to go with him from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon river. They had 900 iron chariots. 14Then Deborah said to Barak, ‘Get ready! This is the day that the Lord will put Sisera under your power! The Lord will lead you into battle!’ So Barak led his 10,000 soldiers down from Mount Tabor.

Judges 4:12 word by word

וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לְסִֽיסְרָ֑א כִּ֥י עָלָ֛ה בָּרָ֥ק בֶּן־אֲבִינֹ֖עַם הַר־תָּבֽוֹר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shewedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Siseraסִיסְרָאsîyserâ' · SiseraH5516
• that Barakבָּרָקbârâq · BarakH1301
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Abinoamאֲבִינֹ֫עַם'ăbîynô‛am · AbinoamH42
• was gone upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Taborתָּבוֹרtâbôr · (Mount) TaborH8396

Cross-references for Judges 4:12

• Judges 4:6One day, Deborah told Abinoam's son Barak to come to her. He lived in Kedesh, a town in Naphtali. She said to Barak, ‘The Lord, Israel's God, has given you this command: “March to Mount Tabor with 10,000 men who belong to the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun.
• Joshua 19:12From Sarid their border went east to the land of Kisloth Tabor. Then it went to Daberath and it continued up to Japhia.
• Psalms 89:12You made everything, from the north to the south. Tabor and Hermon are happy to praise your name.
• Jeremiah 46:18The Lord Almighty is the great King. He says, ‘I promise you, as surely as I live, that a powerful army will come to fight against you! They will look as great as Tabor looks among the other mountains. They will seem like Carmel mountain that stands beside the sea.

Commentaries on Judges 4:12

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Siser's confidence was chiefly in his chariots. But if we have ground to hope that God goes before us, we may go on with courage and cheerfulness. Be not dismayed at the difficulties thou meetest with in resisting Satan, in serving God, or suffering for him; for is not the Lord gone before thee? Follow him then fully. Barak went down, though upon the plain the iron chariots would have advantage against him: he quitted the mountain in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13When Barak gathered his troops, Sisera walked into the Lord's trap. He led his chariots to the Jezreel Valley, moving along the Kishon River where wheeled vehicles could move easily.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171. The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead--The removal of the zealous judge Ehud again left his infatuated countrymen without the restraint of religion.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:12

• Canaanites
• Deborah
• Hypocrisy
• Tabor

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Commentaries on Judges 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings