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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Sisera</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/sisera.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/judges/4-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/sisera.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Sisera</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sisamai--son_of_eleasah.htm" title="Sisamai: Son of Eleasah">◄</a> Sisera <a href="/topical/s/sis'era.htm" title="Sis'era">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Sisera was a Canaanite military commander mentioned in the Book of Judges, chapters 4 and 5, during the period of the Judges in Israel's history. He served under King Jabin of Hazor and is most notably recognized for his role in the oppression of the Israelites and his subsequent defeat at the hands of the prophetess and judge, Deborah, and the military leader, Barak.<br><br><b>Historical Context</b><br><br>Sisera's account unfolds during a time when the Israelites were repeatedly falling into cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. After the death of Ehud, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD, leading to their subjugation by Jabin, king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Sisera, as the commander of Jabin's army, was instrumental in this oppression, wielding a formidable force that included 900 iron chariots, a significant military advantage at the time (<a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2-3</a>).<br><br><b>The Battle Against Israel</b><br><br>The narrative of Sisera's defeat is a testament to God's deliverance of His people through unexpected means. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, summoned Barak and instructed him to lead an army of 10,000 men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun to Mount Tabor, promising that the LORD would deliver Sisera into their hands (<a href="/judges/4-6.htm">Judges 4:6-7</a>). Barak agreed to go only if Deborah accompanied him, to which she consented, but prophesied that the honor of victory would not be his, as the LORD would deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman (<a href="/judges/4-8.htm">Judges 4:8-9</a>).<br><br><b>Defeat and Death</b><br><br>The battle took place near the Kishon River. As Barak descended from Mount Tabor with his forces, the LORD threw Sisera and all his chariots and army into confusion. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot (<a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15</a>). He sought refuge in the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, who offered him hospitality. Exhausted, Sisera fell asleep, and Jael seized the opportunity to kill him by driving a tent peg through his temple, thus fulfilling Deborah's prophecy (<a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a>).<br><br><b>The Song of Deborah and Barak</b><br><br>Judges chapter 5 records the Song of Deborah and Barak, a poetic retelling of the victory over Sisera. This song celebrates the LORD's intervention and the bravery of those who fought against the Canaanite oppression. It highlights the role of Jael, calling her "most blessed of women" for her decisive action against Sisera (<a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24</a>).<br><br><b>Legacy</b><br><br>Sisera's defeat marked a significant turning point for the Israelites, leading to forty years of peace (<a href="/judges/5-31.htm">Judges 5:31</a>). His account serves as a powerful reminder of God's sovereignty and His ability to deliver His people through unexpected means and individuals. Sisera's downfall, orchestrated by divine intervention, underscores the theme of God's justice and the fulfillment of His promises to His people.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Sisera</span><p>that sees a horse or a swallow<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Sisera</span><p>(<i>battle array</i>). <ol> <li>Captain of the army of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. He himself resided in Harosheth of the Gentiles. The particulars of the rout of Megiddo and of Sisera's flight and death are drawn out under the heads of <a href="../b/barak.htm">BARAK</a>, <a href="../d/deborah.htm">DEBORAH</a>, <a href="../j/jael.htm">JAEL</a>, <a href="../k/kishon.htm">KISHON</a>. (B.C. 1296.)</li> <li>After a long interval the name appears in the lists of Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (<a href="/ezra/2-53.htm">Ezra 2:53</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Nehemiah 7:55</a>) It doubtless tells of Canaanite captives devoted to the lowest offices of the temple. (B.C. before 536.)</li> </ol><a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Sisera</span><p>A general in the army of Jabin king of Hazor, sent by his master against Barak and Deborah, who occupied Mount Tabor with an army. Being defeated, he fled on foot, and was ingloriously slain by Jael, Jud 4:1-5:31. See <a href="../j/jael.htm">JAEL</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>(Egypt. Ses-Ra, "servant of Ra"). <p>(1.) The captain of Jabin's army (<a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2</a>), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon. After all was lost he fled to the settlement of Heber the Kenite in the plain of Zaanaim. Jael, Heber's wife, received him into her tent with apparent hospitality, and "gave him butter" (i.e., lebben, or curdled milk) "in a lordly dish." Having drunk the refreshing beverage, he lay down, and soon sank into the sleep of the weary. While he lay asleep Jael crept stealthily up to him, and taking in her hand one of the tent pegs, with a mallet she drove it with such force through his temples that it entered into the ground where he lay, and "at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead." The part of Deborah's song (<a href="/judges/5-24.htm">Judges 5:24</a>-27) referring to the death of Sisera (which is a "mere patriotic outburst, " and "is no proof that purer eyes would have failed to see gross sin mingling with Jael's service to Israel") is thus rendered by Professor Roberts (Old Testament Revision):<p>"Extolled above women be Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Extolled above women in the tent. He asked for water, she gave him milk; She brought him cream in a lordly dish. She stretched forth her hand to the nail, Her right hand to the workman's hammer, And she smote Sisera; she crushed his head, She crashed through and transfixed his temples. At her feet he curled himself, he fell, he lay still; At her feet he curled himself, he fell; And where he curled himself, there he fell dead."<p>(2.) The ancestor of some of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel (<a href="/ezra/2-53.htm">Ezra 2:53</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Nehemiah 7:55</a>). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SISERA</span><p>sis'-er-a (cicera', of doubtful meaning; S(e)isara):<br><br>(1) Given in Judges 4 as the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor. The accounts given of the battle of Sisera with Barak, as found in Judges 4 and 5, have important points of difference. The first is a prose, the second a poetic narrative. In the first only Naphtali and Zebulun are mentioned as being under the command of Barak; in the second 6 tribes are given as being under his command. In Judges 4 Sisera is known as the captain of Jabin's forces, while in Judges 5 he seems to have been an independent leader. There is also a difference as to the scene of the battle and as to the manner in which Sisera met his death at the hand of Jael. Because of these points of difference, added to the fact that this is the only account, in these early times, where a king did not lead his own forces, it is thought by many that there is here the combination of two traditions dealing with different and distinct events.<br><br>Sisera resided in Harosheth of the Gentiles, a place identified with el-Charithiyeh, on the right bank of the Kishon and commanding the way from the Central Plain to the sea. Taking the versions in the two chapters of Judges as being the account of a single campaign, we find Deborah urging Barak to combine the forces of Israel to wage war with Sisera as the representative of Jabin, the king of Hazor. The scene of the battle was on the plain at the foot of the slopes of Mt. Tabor (<a href="/judges/4-12.htm">Judges 4:12-14</a>), or at the foot of the Carmel heights (<a href="/judges/5-19.htm">Judges 5:19</a>). The attack of Barak and Deborah was so furious, animated as it was by the hatred of Sisera and the Canaanites, that the hosts of Sisera were put to rout, and Sisera, deserting his troops, fled on foot to the Northeast. He took refuge in the tent of Heber, near Kedesh, and here met death at the hands of Jael, the wife of Heber (see JAEL). Sisera's name had long produced fear in Israel because of his oppression of the people, his vast army and his 900 chariots of iron. His overthrow was the cause of much rejoicing and was celebrated by the song in which Deborah led the people.<br><br>See <a href="../d/deborah.htm">DEBORAH</a>.<br><br>It is interesting to note that the great rabbi Aqiba, who fought so valiantly in the Jewish war for independence as standard bearer to Bar-cocheba, was descended from the ancient warlike Sisera of Harosheth.<br><br>(2) In <a href="/ezra/2-53.htm">Ezra 2:53</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Nehemiah 7:55</a> the name Sisera, after a long interval, reappears in a family of the Nethinim. There is no evidence that the latter Sisera is connected by family descent with the former.<br><br>C. E. Schenk<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5516.htm"><span class="l">5516. <b>Sisera</b> -- a general of the king of Hazor, also the father of <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 5515, 5516. <b>Sisera</b>. 5517 . a general of the king of Hazor, also the father<br> of some returning exiles. Transliteration: <b>Sisera</b> Phonetic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5516.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/women_who_saved_a_nation.htm"><span class="l">Women who Saved a Nation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE OLD TESTAMENT WOMEN WHO SAVED A NATION. Later <b>Sisera</b>, who had nine hundred iron<br> chariots, cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/women who saved a nation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_the_canaanites.htm"><span class="l">How the Canaanites Brought the Israelites under Slavery for Twenty <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> than three thousand chariots. <b>Sisera</b> was commander of all his army, and<br> was the principal person in the king's favor. He so sorely <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how the canaanites.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/iv_deborahs_song.htm"><span class="l">Deborah's Song</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Women. They fought from heaven, The stars in their courses fought against <b>Sisera</b>.<br> The river Kishon swept them away," That ancient river, the river Kishon! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iv deborahs song.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/inspiration_and_interpretation/sermon_vii_the_marvels_of.htm"><span class="l">The Marvels of Holy Scripture, --Moral and Physical. --Jael's Deed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> God promises deliverance: and Deborah is raised up to organize the resistance against<br> Jabin, "the captain of whose host was <b>Sisera</b>." Now, while Heber the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../burgon/inspiration and interpretation/sermon vii the marvels of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_viii_though_many_other.htm"><span class="l">Though Many Other Widows came Near to Judith in virtue...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> fought for her, who in a mystery revealed to us the rising of the Church from among<br> the Gentiles, for whom should be found a triumph over <b>Sisera</b>, that is, over <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter viii though many other.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/messiah_vol_1/sermon_vi_salvation_published_from.htm"><span class="l">Salvation Published from the Mountains</span></a> <br><b>...</b> slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands (1 Samuel 18:6, 7) . Thus likewise,<br> Deborah, in her sublime song, represents the mother of <b>Sisera</b> (Judges 5:28 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../newton/messiah vol 1/sermon vi salvation published from.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/sin_slain.htm"><span class="l">Sin Slain</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Rev. CH SPURGEON,. At New Park Street, Southwark. "And, behold, as Barak pursued<br> <b>Sisera</b>, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/sin slain.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_6/chapter_iiithe_hebrews_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus</span></a> <br><b>...</b> enemy.* They had for some time been under the Amorite yoke, and the sacred writings<br> represent them at this juncture as oppressed either by <b>Sisera</b> of Harosheth <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_lxxxiii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm LXXXIII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Do thou to them," he saith, "as unto Madian and <b>Sisera</b>, as unto Jabin at the brook<br> of Kishon" (ver.9). "They perished at Endor, they became as the dung of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kent/the_making_of_a_nation/study_xii_a_nations_struggle.htm"><span class="l">A Nation's Struggle for a Home and Freedom.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Prom heaven fought the stars, From their courses fought against <b>Sisera</b>, The river<br> Kishon swept them away, That ancient river, the river Kishon. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kent/the making of a nation/study xii a nations struggle.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sisera</b> (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> at her feet he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead." The part<br> of Deborah's song (Judges 5:24-27) referring to the death of <b>Sisera</b> (which is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sisera.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sisera's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Sisera's</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Sisera's</b> (2 Occurrences). Judges 4:16 But Barak went<br> after the war-carriages and the army as far as Harosheth <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sisera's.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jael.htm"><span class="l">Jael (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, <b>Sisera</b>, the captain of Jabin's army,<br> fled and sought refuge with the friendly tribe of Heber, beneath the oaks of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jael.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barak.htm"><span class="l">Barak (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Naphtali. He was summoned by the prophetess Deborah to lead his countrymen<br> to war against the Canaanites under the leadership of <b>Sisera</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barak.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jabin.htm"><span class="l">Jabin (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1-9). (2) "The king of Canaan, that reigned (or had reigned) in Hazor." It is not<br> clear whether he dwelt in Hazor or Harosheth, the home of <b>Sisera</b>, the captain <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jabin.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sis'era.htm"><span class="l">Sis'era (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Sis'era. <b>Sisera</b>, Sis'era. <b>Sisera's</b> . <b>...</b> (See RSV). Ezra 2:53 the children of Barkos,<br> the children of <b>Sisera</b>, the children of Temah; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sis'era.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/deborah.htm"><span class="l">Deborah (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> She gave the signal for attack, and the Hebrew host rushed down impetuously upon<br> the army of Jabin, which was commanded by <b>Sisera</b>, and gained a great and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/deborah.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kishon.htm"><span class="l">Kishon (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> This was the scene of the defeat of <b>Sisera</b> (Judges 4:7, 13), and of the<br> destruction of the prophets of Baal by Elijah (1 Kings 18:40). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kishon.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/war-carriages.htm"><span class="l">War-carriages (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 4:7 And I will make <b>Sisera</b>, the captain of Jabin's army, with his war-carriages<br> and his forces, come against you at the river Kishon, where I will give <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/war-carriages.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chariots.htm"><span class="l">Chariots (118 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judges 4:7 I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, <b>Sisera</b>, the captain of Jabin's<br> army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chariots.htm - 42k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Sisera-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Sisera in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jael-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Jael in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Deborah.html">Who was Deborah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Sisera (18 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-2.htm">Judges 4:2</a></span><br />Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Judges 4:7</a></span><br />I will draw to you, to the river Kishon, <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into your hand.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Judges 4:9</a></span><br />She said, "I will surely go with you: nevertheless, the journey that you take shall not be for your honor; for Yahweh will sell <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> into the hand of a woman." Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-12.htm">Judges 4:12</a></span><br />They told <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to Mount Tabor. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Judges 4:13</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-14.htm">Judges 4:14</a></span><br />Deborah said to Barak, "Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> into your hand. Hasn't Yahweh gone out before you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-15.htm">Judges 4:15</a></span><br />Yahweh confused <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, 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 his feet.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-16.htm">Judges 4:16</a></span><br />But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the army, to Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the army of <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17</a></span><br />However <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span> fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18</a></span><br />Jael went out to meet <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, and said to him, "Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don't be afraid." He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-22.htm">Judges 4:22</a></span><br />Behold, as Barak pursued <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, "Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek." He came to her; and behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent peg was in his temples.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-20.htm">Judges 5:20</a></span><br />From the sky the stars fought. From their courses, they fought against <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Judges 5:26</a></span><br />She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer. With the hammer she struck <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Judges 5:28</a></span><br />"Through the window she looked out, and cried: <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>'s mother looked through the lattice.'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9</a></span><br />"But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezra/2-53.htm">Ezra 2:53</a></span><br />the children of Barkos, the children of <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, the children of Temah,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-55.htm">Nehemiah 7:55</a></span><br />the children of Barkos, the children of <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, the children of Temah,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalms 83:9</a></span><br />Do to them as you did to Midian, as to <span class="boldtext">Sisera</span>, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/sisera.htm">Sisera</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/s/sisera--captain_of_a_canaanite_army,_defeated_by_barak;_killed_by_jael.htm">Sisera: Captain of a Canaanite Army, Defeated by Barak; 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