Judges 4:17

In the meantime Sisera had run away to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was a peace treaty between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Barak chased after the chariots and troops all the way to Harosheth-hagoyim. The whole of Sisera's army was killed—not a single man survived.

18Jael went to meet Sisera and told him, “Come on in, my lord, come in with me. Don't be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a thick blanket.

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Cross References

Judges 5:24Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite is to be praised the most among women. She deserves praise above all other women who live in tents.

Job 18:7Instead of taking strong strides they stumble, and their own plans cause them to fall.

Psalms 37:35I have watched the wicked acting brutally, spreading like a large tree in its native land.

Psalms 107:40He pours out his contempt on their leaders, making them wander, lost in the wilderness.

Isaiah 57:21There's no peace for the wicked, says my God.

Matthew Henry on Judges 4:11-17

Defeat of Sisera. ( b. c. 1258.) 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 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 showed 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… Read the whole commentary →

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