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 summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well. 11Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh. When Sisera heard that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, 13he ordered all his chariotry – nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels – and all the troops he had with him to go from Harosheth-Haggoyim to the River Kishon. 14Deborah said to Barak, “Spring into action, for this is the day the Lord is handing Sisera over to you! Has the Lord not taken the lead?” Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

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 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. She said to him, “Is it not true that the Lord God of Israel is commanding you? Go, march to Mount Tabor! Take with you ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun!
• Joshua 19:12From Sarid it turned eastward to the territory of Kisloth Tabor, extended to Daberath, and went up to Japhia.
• Psalms 89:12You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
• Jeremiah 46:18I the King, whose name is the Lord who rules over all, swear this: I swear as surely as I live that a conqueror is coming. He will be as imposing as Mount Tabor is among the mountains, as Mount Carmel is against the backdrop of 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