John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"Do thou unto them as unto Midian, As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;" — Psalms 83:9 (ASV)
Do unto them as unto the Midianites
In the times of Gideon, who destroyed one another, and in whose destruction the hand of the Lord was very visible (Judges 7:20–22). Much in the same manner was the confederate army of the Moabites, Ammonites, and others, destroyed in the times of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:20, 2 Chronicles 20:23, 2 Chronicles 20:24).
as to Sisera, as to Jabin:
Jabin was a king of Canaan, who oppressed Israel, and Sisera was his general. The latter was slain by a woman, Jael, the wife of Heber; and the former the hand of Israel prevailed against, until they destroyed him (Judges 4:2, Judges 4:21, Judges 4:22, Judges 4:24). The great victory which they obtained over them was
at the brook of Kison,
or "Kishon" (Judges 4:7, 5:21). With this compare (2 Chronicles 20:16).