Judges 4:23

So that day God overcame Jabin, king of Canaan, before the children of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.

In Context

22Then Jael went out, and meeting Barak going after Sisera, said to him, Come, and I will let you see the man you are searching for. So he came into her tent and saw, and there was Sisera stretched out dead with the tent-pin in his head.

24And the power of the children of Israel went on increasing against Jabin, king of Canaan, till he was cut off.

Read all of Judges 4

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:24So the children went in and took the land, and you overcame before them the people of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them up into their hands, with their kings and the people of the land, so that they might do with them whatever it was their pleasure to do.

Psalms 18:47\18:46\The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.

Psalms 81:14\81:13\If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!

Hebrews 11:33Who through faith overcame kingdoms, did righteousness, got their reward, kept the mouths of lions shut,

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:18-24

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 him. 20… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Judges 4:23