Judges 4:11-22

Judges 4:11-22

[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.  [17] Howbeit Sisera  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.  [18] And Jael  went out  to meet  Sisera,  and said  unto him, Turn in,  my lord,  turn in  to me; fear  not. And when he had turned in  unto her into the tent,  she covered  him with a mantle.  [19] And he said  unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little  water  to drink;  for I am thirsty.  And she opened  a bottle  of milk,  and gave him drink,  and covered  [20] Again he said  unto her, Stand in  the door  of the tent,  and it shall be, when any man  doth come  and enquire  of thee, and say,  any man  here?  that thou shalt say,  [21] Then Jael  Heber's  wife  took  a nail  of the tent,  and took  an hammer  in her hand,  and went  unto him, and smote  the nail  into his temples,  and fastened  it into the ground:  for he was fast asleep  and weary.  So he died.  [22] And, behold, as Barak  pursued  Sisera,  Jael  came out  to meet  him, and said  and I will shew  thee the man  whom thou seekest.  And when he came  into her tent, behold, Sisera  lay  dead,  and the nail  was in his temples.