Judges 4:1

Judges 4:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.
• New International Version (NIV)Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, now that Ehud was dead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Ehud was dead, the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord.

Context of Judges 4:1

Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died. 2So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. 3The sons of Israel cried out to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years.

Judges 4:1 word by word

וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵה֖וּד מֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• againיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• after Ehudאֵהוּד'êhûd · EhudH164
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Judges 4:1

• Judges 2:11Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals,
• Judges 3:7So the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
• Judges 6:1Then the sons of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.
• Judges 10:6Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; so they abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.
• Leviticus 26:23‘And if by these things you do not learn your lesson regarding Me, but you show hostility toward Me,
• Nehemiah 9:23You made their sons as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
• Psalms 106:43Many times He would rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their plan, And they sank down into their guilt.
• Jeremiah 5:3Lord, do Your eyes not look for honesty? You have struck them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.

Commentaries on Judges 4:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When Ehud was dead - Why not when Shamgar was dead? Does this not intimate that Shamgar was not reckoned in the number of the judges?Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Israel again revolts, and is oppressed by Jabin. (1-3) Deborah concerts their deliverance with Barak. (4-9) Sisera defeated. (10-16) Sisera put to death by Jael. (17-24) Verses 1-3 The land had rest for eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion; but it made them secure, and indulge their lusts. Thus the prosperity of fools destroys them. Jabin and his general Sisera, mightily oppressed Israel. This enemy was nearer than any of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The start of Judges 4 connects to Ehud and highlights the repeating cycle of Israel's experiences during this time.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 4:1

• Canaanites
• Israel

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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