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18 Zebulun was a people who defied death,
    Naphtali, too, on the open heights!(A)
19 The kings came and fought;
    then they fought, those kings of Canaan,
At Taanach by the waters of Megiddo;
    no spoil of silver did they take.
20 From the heavens the stars[a] fought;
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:20–21 Stars: the heavenly host, or angelic army. The roles played by the stars and the flash floods underscore the divine involvement in the battle (cf. 5:4–5).

18 The people of Zebulun(A) risked their very lives;
    so did Naphtali(B) on the terraced fields.(C)

19 “Kings came(D), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,(E)
    they took no plunder of silver.(F)
20 From the heavens(G) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.

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18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

19 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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