Judges 4

Judges 4:2

Jabin] This Jabin successor to that Jabin slaine by Joshua, and his City Hazor burnt, Josh. XI 1, 10, 11, 13. Yet this successor or sonne, reinforceth himself, and twenty years oppressed Israel; and was destroyed at last by Deborah and Barak, ver. 24.

Hazor] A City in Naphtali, and upper Galilee, East from Rehob in Asher: and in former times head of the neighbouring Kingdomes, Ish. XI. 10. There was another Hazor, or two, in the Tribe of Judah, Iosh. XV. 23, 25.

Haresheth of the Gentiles] Ver. 16. In Naphtali, about thirty miles East from Hazor; near the South-bottome of the waters of Merom. Here he dwels, because Joshua had burnt Hazor, Iosh. XI. 11, 13.

Judges 4:3

Charets of iron] Much use of these in warre; not by the Jewes, but by their enemies. See the Observations on Ch. XX. 2. and on 2 Sam. VIII. 5.

Judges 4:4

A Prophetesse] See the Observations on Zeph. III. 4. and on 1 Sam. XVIII. 10.

at that time] Even when, and while Iabin oppressed them. So that those twenty years, v. 3. are within those fourty years of Deborah, V. 31.

Judges 4:5

Ramah] See the Annotations on Hos. V. 8. There were divers Cities of this name in divers Tribes; See Josh. XVIII. 25. and XIX. 29, 36. 1 Sam. I. 1. Those in Benjamin, Ephraim, and Judah, were the chief Places, famous by Deborah, Samuel, Saul, and David; as the sacred Histories do record.

Judges 4:6

Barak] This Barak, as also Rahab, Gideon, Jephthah, Sampson, commended for their Faith, Heb. XI. 31, 32. though weak in Faith; and not without their many failings.

Tabor] In the South-part of Zebulon; not farre from the river Kishon, as it runnes into the South-bottome of the Sea of Galilee. Of Tabor see more in the Annotations on Hos. V. 1.

Judges 4:9

Of a Woman] Deborah, and Jael.

Judges 4:11

Zaanaim] Zaanaim by Kedesh in Naphtali, where Barak dwelled.

Judges 4:16

Not a man left] Not a man left in the field to make any resistance, Psal. XIV. 3. and LIII. 3. Rom. III. 12.