Judges 4 · Verse 2

Judges 4:2

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.
Judges 4:2, King James Version

Judges 4:2 in other translations

BSBSo the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
WEBThe LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
ASVAnd Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
YLTand Jehovah selleth them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who hath reigned in Hazor, and the head of his host is Sisera, and he is dwelling in Harosheth of the Goyim;
DARBYAnd Jehovah sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the captain of his army was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth-Goim.
BBEAnd the Lord gave them up into the hands of Jabin, king of Canaan, who was ruling in Hazor; the captain of his army was Sisera, who was living in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
WebsterAnd the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan that reigned in Hazor, the captain of whose host was Sisera, who dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

What does Judges 4:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 4:2-3
2-3. Jabin king of Canaan--"Jabin," a royal title (see on Jos 11:1). The second Jabin built a new capital on the ruins of the old (Jos 11:10, 11). The northern Canaanites had recovered from the effect of their disastrous overthrow in the time of Joshua, and now triumphed in their turn over Israel. This was the severest oppression to which Israel had been subjected. But it fell heaviest on the tribes in the north, and it was not till after a grinding servitude of twenty years that they were awakened to view it as the punishment of their sins and to seek deliverance from God.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Jabin king of Canaan - Probably a descendant of the Jabin mentioned Jos 11:1, etc., who had gathered together the wrecks of the army of that Jabin defeated by Joshua. Calmet supposes that these Canaanites had the dominion over the tribes of Naphtali, Zebulun, and Issachar; while Deborah judged in Ephraim, and Shamgar in Judah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 4:1-3

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. Jabin and his general Sisera, mightily oppressed Israel. This enemy was nearer than any of the former. Israel cried unto the Lord, when distress drove them to him, and they saw no other way of relief. Those who slight God in prosperity…

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Judges 4:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּמְכְּרֵ֣םvai.yim.ke.Remand he sold themH4376
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּיַד֙be.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
יָבִ֣יןya.VinJabinH2985
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reignedH4427
בְּחָצ֑וֹרbe.cha.Tzorin HazorH2674
וְשַׂר\־ve.sar-and [was] [the] commander ofH8269
צְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'Oarmy hisH6635
סִֽיסְרָ֔אsis.Ra'SiseraH5516
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev[was] dwellingH3427
בַּחֲרֹ֥שֶׁתba.cha.Ro.shetin HaroshethH2800
הַגּוֹיִֽם\׃ha.go.YimHaggoyimH1471

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 4:2

  • Judges 4:13

    And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.

  • Joshua 11:1

    And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

  • Judges 4:16

    But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left.

  • Psalms 83:9

    Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:

  • 1 Samuel 12:9

    And when they forgat the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

  • Judges 10:7

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

  • Joshua 11:10-11

    And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

  • Matthew 18:25

    But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

  • Judges 2:14-15

    And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the Lord had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

  • Joshua 19:36

    And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

  • Isaiah 50:1

    Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sold.
2:14,15; 10:7; Isa 50:1; Mt 18:25"It seems to concern only north Israel."
Hazor.
Jos 11:1,10,11; 19:36
Sisera.
1Sa 12:9; Ps 83:9
Harosheth.
13,16

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Context

  • Judges 4:1

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

  • Judges 4:2

    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.

  • Judges 4:3

    And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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Judges 4:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová los vendió en mano de Jabín rey de Canaán, el cual reinó en Asor: y el capitán de su ejército se llamaba Sísara, y él habitaba en Haroseth de las Gentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel les vendit en la main de Jabin, roi de Canaan, qui régnait à Hatsor; et le chef de son armée était Sisera, et celui-ci habitait à Harosheth des nations.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da verkaufte sie Jehova in die Hand Jabins, des Königs der Kanaaniter, der zu Hazor regierte; und sein Heeroberster war Sisera, und er wohnte zu Haroscheth-Gojim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et tradidit illos Dominus in manus Jabin regis Chanaan, qui regnavit in Asor: habuitque ducem exercitus sui nomine Sisaram, ipse autem habitabat in Haroseth gentium.