Judges 4:16

Judges 4:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.
• New International Version (NIV)Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim, and all Sisera’s troops fell by the sword; not a man was left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth-hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Barak chased the chariots and the enemy army all the way to Harosheth-haggoyim, killing all of Sisera’s warriors. Not a single one was left alive.

Context of Judges 4:16

14Then Deborah said to Barak, “Up! For this is the day in which the Lord has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the Lord gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. 15And the Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and all his army with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot and fled away on foot. But Barak pursued the chariots and the army as far as Harosheth Hagoyim, and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; not a man was left. 17However, Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 18And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me; do not fear.” And when he had turned aside with her into the tent, she covered him with a blanket.

Judges 4:16 word by word

וּבָרָ֗ק רָדַ֞ף אַחֲרֵ֤י הָרֶ֙כֶב֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה עַ֖ד חֲרֹ֣שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִ֑ם וַיִּפֹּ֞ל כָּל־מַחֲנֵ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹ֥א נִשְׁאַ֖ר עַד־אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Barakבָּרָקbârâq · BarakH1301
• pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and after the hostמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• unto Haroshethחֲרֹ֫שֶׁתchărôsheth · HaroshethH2800
• of the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · (Harosheth)-hagoyimH1471
• of Siseraסִיסְרָאsîyserâ' · SiseraH5516
• fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• upon the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• of the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• there was not a manאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604

People and places in Judges 4:16

• Barak
• Sisera
• Harosheth-hagoyim

Cross-references for Judges 4:16

• Leviticus 26:7You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.
• Joshua 10:19And do not stay there yourselves, but pursue your enemies, and attack their rear guard. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has delivered them into your hand.”
• Joshua 11:8And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who defeated them and chased them to Greater Sidon, to the Brook Misrephoth, and to the Valley of Mizpah eastward; they attacked them until they left none of them remaining.
• Psalms 104:35May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
• Romans 2:12For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
• James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Isaiah 43:17Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):

Commentaries on Judges 4:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16What with the overflowing of the Kishon Judges 5:21, by which numbers were drowned, and the panic which had seized the defeated army, and made them an easy prey to the sword of the pursuing Israelites, Sisera‘s whole force was cut to pieces and broken up.Read the comment
• 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. 14-16Mount Tabor, covered in forest, was a strategic location. The sudden charge down the hill likely surprised the unsuspecting Canaanites. The battle was won because it was the Lord's war, not due to human strategy or tactics. The text does not explain why the chariots were ineffective; this is detailed in the poetic version of the account (Judges 5:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. But Barak pursued ... unto Harosheth--Broken and routed, the main body of Sisera's army fled northward; others were forced into the Kishon and drowned (see on Jud 5:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:16

• Canaanites
• Deborah
• Harosheth
• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Asleep
• Barak
• Jabin
• Prophetess
• Thirsty
• Abdon (1)
• Galilee
• Harosheth, of the Gentiles, of the Nations
• 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