Judges 4:6

Kedesh-naphtali. Perhaps the modern Tell Qades, 4 mi. (6.4 km.) northwest of the now drained Lake Huleh in upper Galilee. Kedes-naphtali had been a Canaanite fortress. Ruins cover the picturesque site of Qades today.

Draw toward. That is, “converge upon,” in small groups.

Mount Tabor. A prominent hill (1,929 ft.; 588 m.) many miles to the south of Tell Qades, in the territory of Issachar, about 5 1/2 mi. (8.8 km.) east of Nazareth. It commanded the main road through the narrow valley leading from the plain of Esdraelon down to the plain where the Jordan leaves the Sea of Galilee. Its central location made it the natural rallying place of the northern tribes, and its height made it easy to defend against the chariots of Sisera. The summit, an oblong platform nearly 3,000 ft. (915 m.) from east to west and 1,300 ft. (396 m.) at the widest point, was an excellent marshaling area. Centuries later Antiochus Epiphanes, and later still, Josephus, used this plateau for the same purpose.

Naphtali and ... Zebulun. Chapter 4 mentions only these two tribes as taking part in the battle. In ch. 5, six tribes are mentioned as participants. Naphtali and Zebulun probably furnished the bulk of the troops, and the other four tribes may have sent only small contingents.