Judges 4:2

Judges 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
• New International Version (NIV)So the Lord sold them into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth Hagoyim.

Context of Judges 4:2

1After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. 3Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. 4Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth, was a prophet who was judging Israel at that time.

Judges 4:2 word by word

וַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה בְּיַד֙ יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלַ֖ךְ בְּחָצ֑וֹר וְשַׂר־צְבָאוֹ֙ סִֽיסְרָ֔א וְה֥וּא יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁת הַגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• soldמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• them into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of Jabinיָבִיןyâbîyn · JabinH2985
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• that reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in Hazorחָצוֹרchâtsôr · HazorH2674
• the captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of whose hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• Siseraסִיסְרָאsîyserâ' · SiseraH5516
• which dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Haroshethחֲרֹ֫שֶׁתchărôsheth · HaroshethH2800
• of the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · (Harosheth)-hagoyimH1471

Cross-references for Judges 4:2

• Judges 2:14This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.
• Judges 10:7So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,
• Isaiah 50:1This is what the Lord says: “Was your mother sent away because I divorced her? Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? No, you were sold because of your sins. And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins.
• Matthew 18:25He couldn’t pay, so his master ordered that he be sold—along with his wife, his children, and everything he owned—to pay the debt.
• Joshua 11:1When King Jabin of Hazor heard what had happened, he sent messages to the following kings: King Jobab of Madon; the king of Shimron; the king of Acshaph;
• Joshua 19:36Adamah, Ramah, Hazor,
• 1 Samuel 12:9But the people soon forgot about the Lord their God, so he handed them over to Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and also to the Philistines and to the king of Moab, who fought against them.
• Psalms 83:9Do to them as you did to the Midianites and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
• Judges 4:13he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River.

Commentaries on Judges 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Jabin king of Canaan - Probably a descendant of the Jabin mentioned Joshua 11:1, etc., who had gathered together the wrecks of the army of that Jabin defeated by Joshua. Calmet supposes that these Canaanites had the dominion over the tribes of Naphtali, Zebulun, and Issachar; while Deborah judged in Ephraim, and Shamgar in Judah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2See Joshua 11:1 note. Since the events there narrated, Hazor must have been rebuilt, and have resumed its position as the metropolis of the northern Canaanites; the other cities must also have resumed their independence, and restored the fallen dynasties. Harosheth (identified by Conder with El Harathlyeh, see Judges 4:6) is marked by the addition of the Gentiles, as in Galilee of the nations Genesis 14:1; Isaiah 9:1. The name Harosheth signifies…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Hazor, located north of the Sea of Galilee, controlled major trade routes running north-south and east-west. Ancient Near Eastern documents often mention Hazor, and archaeologists have extensively excavated the site. History and archaeology confirm its role as a former "the head of all these kingdoms" (Joshua 11:10). Harosheth-hagoyim (literally "Forest or Farmland of the Nations") might have been a staging area for the battle; its location and history…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Jabin king of Canaan--"Jabin," a royal title (see on Jos 11:1). The second Jabin built a new capital on the ruins of the old (Jos 11:10, 11). The northern Canaanites had recovered from the effect of their disastrous overthrow in the time of Joshua, and now triumphed in their turn over Israel. This was the severest oppression to which Israel had been subjected. But it fell heaviest on the tribes in the north, and it was not till after a grinding…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 4:2

• Canaanites
• Captain
• Harosheth
• Hazor
• Israel
• Jabin

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Harosheth of the Gentiles
• Asleep
• Hazor
• Prophetess
• Sisera
• Thirsty
• Abdon (1)

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