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Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. <a href="/esv/judges/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. <a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. <a href="/kjv/judges/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/nkjv/judges/4.htm">New King James Version</a> And the children of Israel cried out to the LORD; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he had harshly oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/nasb_/judges/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The 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. <a href="/nasb/judges/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> The sons of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years. <a href="/nasb77/judges/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the sons of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years. <a href="/lsb/judges/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the sons of Israel cried to Yahweh; for he had 900 iron chariots, and he oppressed the sons of Israel severely for twenty years. <a href="/amp/judges/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD [for help], for Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots and had oppressed and tormented the sons of Israel severely for twenty years. <a href="/csb/judges/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them twenty years. <a href="/hcsb/judges/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had 900 iron chariots, and he harshly oppressed them 20 years. <a href="/asv/judges/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/cev/judges/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jabin's army had 900 iron chariots, and for 20 years he made life miserable for the Israelites, until finally they begged the LORD for help. <a href="/erv/judges/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/judges/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. King Jabin had 900 chariots made of iron and had cruelly oppressed Israel for 20 years. <a href="/gnt/judges/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. <a href="/isv/judges/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> The Israelis cried out to the LORD, because of his 900 iron chariots. Jabin oppressed the Israelis forcefully for twenty years. <a href="/msb/judges/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. <a href="/net/judges/4.htm">NET Bible</a> The Israelites cried out for help to the LORD, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. <a href="/nheb/judges/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The children of Israel cried to the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/wbt/judges/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the children of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/web/judges/4.htm">World English Bible</a> The children of Israel cried to Yahweh, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the sons of Israel cry to YHWH, for he has nine hundred chariots of iron, and he has oppressed the sons of Israel mightily [for] twenty years. <a href="/ylt/judges/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, for he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and he hath oppressed the sons of Israel mightily twenty years. <a href="/slt/judges/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah; for nine hundred chariots of iron to him; and he pressed the sons of Israel by force twenty years.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes, and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them. <a href="/cpdv/judges/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. For he had nine hundred chariots with scythes, and he vehemently oppressed them for twenty years. <a href="/nabre/judges/4.htm">New American Bible</a> But the Israelites cried out to the LORD; for with his nine hundred iron chariots Jabin harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and had oppressed the Israelites cruelly twenty years.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the children of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years. <a href="/hpbt/judges/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the children of Israel cried out to LORD JEHOVAH, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he was subjecting the children of Israel by force for twenty years<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. <a href="/sep/judges/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel twenty years. <a href="/parallel/judges/4-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=935" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/4.htm">Deborah and Barak</a> …2So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. 3<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Then the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: way·yiṣ·‘ă·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Jabin had</a> <a href="/hebrew/8672.htm" title="8672: tə·ša‘ (Number-fsc) -- A nine. Or tishtah; perhaps from sha'ah through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or Ninth.">nine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: re·ḵeḇ- (N-msc) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: bar·zel (N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">of iron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/2394.htm" title="2394: bə·ḥā·zə·qāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Strength, force, violence. Feminine of chozeq; vehemence.">had harshly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3905.htm" title="3905: lā·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">for twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> 4Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-12</a> As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. / They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” <a href="/joshua/11-1.htm">Joshua 11:1-9</a> Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph; / to the kings of the north in the mountains, in the Arabah south of Chinnereth, in the foothills, and in Naphoth-dor to the west; / to the Canaanites in the east and west; to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country; and to the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah. ... <a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9-11</a> But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. / Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ / So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely. <a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Psalm 106:42-44</a> Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand. / Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. / Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. <a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">1 Samuel 13:5-7</a> Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven. / Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns. / Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear. <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">2 Kings 13:3-5</a> So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad. / Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before. <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27-28</a> So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a> I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Isaiah 10:27</a> On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large. <a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24-25</a> What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? / Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a> He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47-48</a> Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, / you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-12</a> Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah. / So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. / Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” ... <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the children of Israel cried to the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.cried<a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9,15</a> And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother… <a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Judges 10:16</a> And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.<a href="/1_samuel/7-8.htm">1 Samuel 7:8</a> And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.Chariots<a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Judges 1:19</a> And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.<a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16</a> And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.mightily<a href="/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a> They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?<a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Deuteronomy 28:29,33,47,48</a> And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee… <a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Psalm 106:42</a> Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/joshua/24-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/judges/3-31.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/joshua/21-16.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/judges/2-15.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/joshua/19-30.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/1-19.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/4-7.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/judges/6-9.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Help</a> <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/4-5.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Mightily</a> <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Nine</a> <a href="/judges/6-9.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Severely</a> <a href="/judges/7-3.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/4-7.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 4</div>1. <a href="/judges/4-1.htm">Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin and Sisera</a> 17. <a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Jael kills Sisera</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It reflects the cyclical nature of Israel's relationship with God during this period: sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. The act of crying out suggests a recognition of their need for divine intervention and a return to reliance on God. This is reminiscent of other instances in the Old Testament where the Israelites call upon God for help, such as in <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a> during their bondage in Egypt.because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron Jabin was the king of Canaan, and his possession of nine hundred chariots of iron signifies a formidable military advantage. Chariots were the cutting-edge military technology of the time, providing speed and power in battle. The mention of "iron" highlights the strength and durability of these chariots, making them a symbol of Jabin's oppressive power. This technological superiority would have been intimidating to the Israelites, who lacked such resources. The use of chariots is also seen in other biblical accounts, such as Pharaoh's army in <a href="/exodus/14.htm">Exodus 14</a>.and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years The oppression by Jabin lasted for two decades, indicating a prolonged period of suffering and subjugation for the Israelites. This oppression is a consequence of Israel's disobedience and idolatry, as outlined earlier in Judges. The duration of twenty years emphasizes the severity and endurance of their plight, which ultimately leads them to seek God's deliverance. This period of oppression can be compared to other times of hardship in Israel's history, such as the Babylonian exile, where the people eventually turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are in a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance during the time of the Judges. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jabin.htm">Jabin</a> The king of Canaan who ruled in Hazor, oppressing the Israelites with his military might, symbolized by his nine hundred iron chariots. 3. <a href="/topical/i/iron_chariots.htm">Iron Chariots</a> Represent the formidable military power of Jabin, highlighting the Israelites' helplessness and need for divine intervention. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, to whom the Israelites cry out for deliverance from their oppression. 5. <a href="/topical/t/twenty_years_of_oppression.htm">Twenty Years of Oppression</a> A significant period during which the Israelites suffered under Jabin's harsh rule, leading them to seek God's help.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_sin_and_deliverance.htm">The Cycle of Sin and Deliverance</a> The Israelites' repeated cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance serves as a warning and a lesson for believers today to remain faithful and avoid complacency in their spiritual walk. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_crying_out_to_god.htm">The Power of Crying Out to God</a> The Israelites' cry to the LORD demonstrates the importance of turning to God in times of trouble. Believers are encouraged to seek God earnestly, trusting in His power to deliver. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_human_power.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Human Power</a> Despite Jabin's military strength, God's sovereignty is evident. This teaches believers that no earthly power can withstand God's will and that He is the ultimate deliverer. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a> The Israelites' cry implies a turning back to God, highlighting the necessity of repentance in restoring one's relationship with God and experiencing His deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 4</a> <a href="/q/who_was_sisera_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sisera in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_jael_and_what_did_she_do.htm">Who was Jael and what did she do?</a> <a href="/q/is_judges_4_14-15_myth_or_history.htm">Judges 4:14–15 credits God with routing Sisera’s army—does this imply mythological embellishment rather than a purely historical account? </a> <a href="/q/are_there_sources_supporting_jael's_act.htm">Judges 4:21 tells of Jael killing Sisera with a tent peg--are there archaeological or extra-biblical sources supporting the historicity of this event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) Cried unto the Lord.--<a href="/judges/3-9.htm" title="And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.">Judges 3:9</a>; <a href="/judges/3-15.htm" title="But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon the king of Moab.">Judges 3:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/107-13.htm" title="Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.">Psalm 107:13</a>.Nine hundred.--Josephus magnifies the number to 3,000.Chariots of iron.--<a href="/judges/1-19.htm" title="And the LORD was with Judah; and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.">Judges 1:19</a>; <a href="/joshua/17-10.htm" title="Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.">Joshua 17:10</a>. We may notice that as the children of Israel burnt these chariots at Misrephoth-maim (Joshua 11), they could not have been of solid iron throughout. . . . <a href="/commentaries/judges/4-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son cried out וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ (way·yiṣ·‘ă·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel because כִּ֠י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Jabin had ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> nine תְּשַׁ֨ע (tə·ša‘) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8672.htm">Strong's 8672: </a> Nine, ninth hundred מֵא֤וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred chariots רֶֽכֶב־ (re·ḵeḇ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone of iron, בַּרְזֶל֙ (bar·zel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> Iron, an iron implement and he וְ֠הוּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are had harshly בְּחָזְקָ֖ה (bə·ḥā·zə·qāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2394.htm">Strong's 2394: </a> Strength, force, violence oppressed לָחַ֞ץ (lā·ḥaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> To squeeze, press, oppress the Israelites בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son for twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth years. שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/4-3.htm">Judges 4:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/4-3.htm">OT History: Judges 4:3 The children of Israel cried to Yahweh: (Jd Judg. 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