And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
What does Judges 4:2 mean?
The land had rest for eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion; but it made them secure, and indulge their lusts. Thus the prosperity of fools destroys them.
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Keep this verse inside Judges 4:1-3 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Canaan Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
- Harosheth-hagoyim Place
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( Judg. 4:2 ) or nations, a city near Hazor in Galilee of the Gentiles, or Upper Galilee, in the north of Palestine. Modern identification: Tel Regev.
- Hazor Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Hazor.
- Jabin Person
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Discerner; the wise. (1. ) A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan.
- Sisera Person
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(Egypt. Ses-Ra, “servant of Ra”). (1. ) The captain of Jabin’s army ( Judg. 4:2 ), which was routed and destroyed by the army of Barak on the plain of Esdraelon.