Judges 4:1-16

Judges 4:1-16

[1] And the children  of Israel  again  did  evil  in the sight  of the LORD,  when Ehud  was dead.  [2] 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.  [3] 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.  [4] And Deborah,  a prophetess,  the wife  of Lapidoth,  she judged  Israel  at that time.  [5] And she dwelt  under the palm tree  of Deborah  between Ramah  and Bethel  in mount  Ephraim:  and the children  of Israel  came up  to her for judgment.  [6] And she sent  and called  Barak  the son  of Abinoam  out of Kedeshnaphtali,  and said  unto him, Hath not the LORD  God  of Israel  commanded,  and draw  toward mount  Tabor,  and take  with thee ten  thousand  men  of the children  of Naphtali  and of the children  of Zebulun?  [7] And I will draw  unto thee to the river  Kishon  Sisera,  the captain  of Jabin's  army,  with his chariots  and his multitude;  and I will deliver  him into thine hand.  [8] And Barak  said  with me, then I will go:  [9] And she said,  I will surely  with thee: notwithstanding  the journey  that thou takest  shall not be for thine honour;  for the LORD  shall sell  Sisera  into the hand  of a woman.  And Deborah  arose,  with Barak  to Kedesh.  [10] And Barak  called  Zebulun  and Naphtali  to Kedesh;  and he went up  with ten  thousand  men  at his feet:  and Deborah  went up  [11] Now Heber  the Kenite,  which was of the children  of Hobab  the father in law  of Moses,  had severed  himself from the Kenites,  and pitched  his tent  unto the plain  of Zaanaim,  which is by Kedesh.  [12] And they shewed  Sisera  that Barak  the son  of Abinoam  was gone up  to mount  Tabor.  [13] And Sisera  gathered together  all his chariots,  even nine  hundred  chariots  of iron,  and all the people  that were with him, from Harosheth  of the Gentiles  unto the river  of Kishon.  [14] And Deborah  said  unto Barak,  Up;  for this is the day  in which the LORD  hath delivered  Sisera  into thine hand:  is not the LORD  gone out  before  thee? So Barak  went down  from mount  Tabor,  and ten  thousand  men  after  [15] And the LORD  discomfited  Sisera,  and all his chariots,  and all his host,  with the edge  of the sword  before  Barak;  so that Sisera  lighted down  off his chariot,  and fled away  on his feet.  [16] 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.