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Judges 4:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 4:16

Verse 16 of 24

Scripture focus

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.

Judges 4:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 4:16

Theological / Devotional

Barak pursued. The line of retreat led down the valley, for in the hills on either side of the valley were the Hebrew settlements. The valley became progressively more confined as it approached the narrow pass that led to Harosheth. Before the Canaanites could struggle back to their headquarters at Harosheth, their army was wiped out. Not one lived to reach the safety of its walls.

Harosheth. This place seems to have been at the opposite end of the plain of Esdraelon, where the Kishon passes through the mountains into the maritime plain (see on v. 2). The song of Deborah speaks of phases of the battle taking place near Taanach and Megiddo (ch. 5:19).

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