Judges 4:1

And the children of Israel continued to do evil against the Lord; and Ehud was dead.

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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 sold the children of Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor; and the chief of his host was Sisera, and he dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

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Cross References

Judges 2:11And the children of Israel wrought evil before the Lord, and served Baalim.

Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

Judges 6:1And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, thine eyes are upon faithfulness: thou hast scourged them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them; but they would not receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; and they would not 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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