See the note on Joshua 11:1. Since the events narrated there, Hazor must have been rebuilt and resumed its position as the metropolis of the northe…

Sold them. —See Judges 2:14.

Jabin. —The name means, “he is wise.” It may have been a dynastic name, like …

And the Lord sold them
Delivered them into a state of bondage and slavery, where they were like men sold for slaves,…

The land had rest for eighty years, which should have confirmed them in their religion; but instead, it made them complacent and indulge their lust…