He said to her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man does come and inquire of you, and say, Is there any man here? that you shall say, No.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Stand in the door ... - The characteristic duplicity of the Eastern character, both in Sisera and Jael, is very forcibly depicted in this na…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Stand.—The imperative here used has the masculine, not the feminine termination, but probably only because it is used generally.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said unto her, stand in the door of the tent
This he said, not in an imperious way, as some think, but by ent…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Sisera's chariots had been his pride and his confidence. Thus are those disappointed who rest on created things; like a broken reed, it not only br…

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