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Behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said to him, Come, and I will show you the man whom you seek. He came to her; and, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the tent-pin was in his temples.

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A Prophecy Fulfilled

Commentators note that this scene is the direct fulfillment of Deborah's prophecy (Judges 4:9). When Barak arrives, he finds that the glory for killing the enemy general has not gone to him, but to a woman, Jael. This confirms God's sovereign hand in the victory and humbles the military leader.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 4:22

19th Century

Bishop

Behold, Sisera lay dead. —Thus the glory, such as it was, of having slain the general of the enemy passed to a woman ([Re…

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 4:22

17th Century

Pastor

And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera Knowing the way he took, at least as he supposed:

Jael came out t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 4:17–24

17th Century

Minister

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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