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

22And 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 with her, and behold Sisera was lying dead with the tent peg in his temple. 23So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the sons of Israel. The hand of the sons of Israel pressed heavier and heavier upon Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin the king of Canaan.

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

• The handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• pressedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: continueH1980
• and heavierקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• upon Jabinיָבִיןyâbîyn · JabinH2985
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• untilאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• destroyedכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Judges 4:24

• 1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to 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
• Children of Israel
• Asleep
• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Prophetess
• Thirsty
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• Galilee
• Hospitality; Host

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