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Judges 4:2-4
EasyEnglish Bible
Judges 4:2-4
EasyEnglish Bible
2 So the Lord put them under the power of King Jabin. He was a Canaanite king who ruled in Hazor.[a] The leader of Jabin's army was called Sisera. Sisera lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. 3 He had 900 iron chariots for his army. He used his power to be cruel to the Israelites for 20 years. So they called out to the Lord for help.
4 At that time, Lappidoth's wife Deborah was leading the Israelites. She was a prophetess.
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- 4:2 Hazor was a big city in the north of Canaan. The Israelite tribes of Zebulun, Naphtali and Issachar had their land in that region.
Judges 4:2-4
New International Version
Judges 4:2-4
New International Version
2 So the Lord sold them(A) into the hands of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor.(B) Sisera,(C) the commander of his army, was based in Harosheth Haggoyim. 3 Because he had nine hundred chariots fitted with iron(D) and had cruelly oppressed(E) the Israelites for twenty years, they cried to the Lord for help.
4 Now Deborah,(F) a prophet,(G) the wife of Lappidoth, was leading[a] Israel at that time.
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- Judges 4:4 Traditionally judging
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