Judges 4:24

Judges 4:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
• New International Version (NIV)And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the hand of the children of Israel grew stronger and stronger against Jabin king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

Context of Judges 4:24

22Barak had been chasing Sisera. Jael went out of her tent to say ‘hello’ to him. She said to Barak, ‘Come here! I will show you the man that you are looking for.’ Barak went with her into the tent. He saw Sisera there. He was lying on the ground and he was dead. Barak saw the peg that had gone through Sisera's head. 23On that day, God caused King Jabin of Canaan to be very ashamed because the Israelites had won against his army. From that time, the Israelite army became stronger, and King Jabin became weaker. Finally, the Israelites destroyed him.

Judges 4:24 word by word

וַתֵּ֜לֶךְ יַ֤ד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הָל֣וֹךְ וְקָשָׁ֔ה עַ֖ל יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָ֑עַן עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְרִ֔יתוּ אֵ֖ת יָבִ֥ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנָֽעַן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• prosperedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• prosperedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and prevailedקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• against Jabinיָבִיןyâbîyn · JabinH2985
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• until they had destroyedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Judges 4:24

• 1 Samuel 3:12When that day arrives, I will punish Eli and his family in all the ways that I have said. I will start at the beginning and I will continue to the end.

Commentaries on Judges 4:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The hand of the children of Israel prospered - הלוך ותלך vattelech haloch, it went, going - they followed up this victory, and the consequence was, they utterly destroyed Jabin and his kingdom. It will naturally be expected that something should be said to justify the conduct of Jael: it must be owned that she slew Sisera in circumstances which caused the whole transaction to appear exceedingly questionable. They are the following: - There was peace…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24See the margin. The meaning is, that Barak‘s great victory was the beginning of a successful resistance to Jabin, by which the Israelites recovered their independence, and finally broke the Canaanite power. Accordingly, we hear no more of Canaanite domination in the Book of Judges.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 Sisera's chariots had been his pride and his confidence. Thus are those disappointed who rest on the creature; like a broken reed, it not only breaks under them, but pierces them with many sorrows. The idol may quickly become a burden, Is 46:1; what we were sick for, God can make us sick of. It is probable that Jael really intended kindness to Sisera; but by a Divine impulse she was afterwards led to consider him as the determined enemy of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Sisera's army was defeated, but Jabin and his kingdom were weakened over time.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:24

• Canaanites
• Jabin
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Israel
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Asleep
• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Prophetess

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