Judges 4:1

But after the death of Ehud, the sons of Israel resumed doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

In Context

2And the Lord delivered them into the hands of Jabin, the king of Canaan, who reigned at Hazor. And he had a commander of his army named Sisera, but this man lived at Harosheth of the Gentiles.

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Cross References

Judges 2:11And the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals.

Judges 3:7And they did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they forgot their God, while serving the Baals and Ashtaroth.

Judges 6:1Then the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, who delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years.

Nehemiah 9:23And you multiplied their sons like the stars of heaven. And you led them into the land, about which you had said to their fathers that they would enter and possess it.

Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, your eyes look with favor upon faith. You have struck them, and they have not grieved. You have bruised them, and they have refused to accept discipline. They have hardened their faces more than rock, and they are not willing to return.

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:1

The method of the history of Deborah and Barak (the heroes in this chapter) is the same with that before. Here is, I. Israel revolted from God, ver. 1 . II. Israel oppressed by Jabin, ver. 2, 3 . III. Israel judged by Deborah, ver. 4, 5 . IV. Israel rescued out of the hands of Jabin. 1. Their deliverance is concerted between Deborah and Barak, ver. 6 , 9 . 2. It is accomplished by their joint-agency. Barak takes the field, ver. 10 . Sisera, Jabin's general, meets him, ver. 12, 13 . Deborah encourages him, ver. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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