Bible Strands
Judges 4:7
And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Deborah speaks to Barak after summoning him from Kedesh in Naphtali, delivering a divine promise immediately after commanding him to gather ten thousand men at Mount Tabor.
The words — מָשַׁכְתִּי (ma.shakh.Ti) translates literally as “I will draw,” and נַחַל (Na.chal) denotes the “wadi” or stream where the enemy forces will be gathered.
The thread — The River Kishon and the defeat of Sisera and Jabin recur in Judges 5:21 and Psalms 83:9 as historical markers of divine judgment.
Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to a designated battlefield and places the outcome of military success entirely on God’s promised delivery of the enemy commander.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
Cross-references
- Judges 5:21 The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
- 1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
- Psalms 83:9 Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
- Ezekiel 38:10 This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
- Exodus 14:4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
- Exodus 21:13 If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
- Joshua 8:7 you are to rise from the ambush and seize the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
- Joshua 10:8 The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”
- Judges 4:14 Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
- 1 Samuel 24:10 Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’