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1. Commander of the army of Jabin, king of Canaan. Sisera resided in Harosheth-haggoyim, from where he attacked northern Israel for 20 years. His army, strengthened by 900 iron chariots, was routed at the swollen river of Kishon near Megiddo under the leadership of Barak and Deborah. Having fled the battlefield, Sisera was killed by the hand of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, in the hill country overlooking the Jordan Valley (Jgs 4; 1 Sm 12:9). The events of this battle were remembered in the Song of Deborah (Jgs 5:19-30) and Psalm 83:9.

Show passage in OET: SA1 12:9

OET-RV SA1 12:9

9 Then they forgot their god Yahweh, and he allowed them to be oppressed by Sisera (the commander of the army from Hatsor), and the Pelishtim, and the king of Moav (Moab). Then they fought against them

OET-LV SA1 12:9

9 And_they _forgot DOM YHWH god _of_their and_he _sold DOM_them in_the _hand _of Şīşərāʼ the _commander _of the _army _of Ḩāʦōr and_in_the _hand _of the_Pəlishtiy and_in_the _hand _of the _king _of Mōʼāⱱ and_they _fought against_them.

Show passage in OET: JDG 5:19–30

OET-RV JDG 5:19

⇔  19 Kings came and made war.
⇔ Then the Kena’ani (Canaanite) kings fought at Ta’anak,
⇔ at the Megidon springs.
⇔ But they weren’t able to plunder any silver.

OET-RV JDG 5:20

20 From the sky, the stars battled.
⇔ From their courses, they fought against Sisera.

OET-RV JDG 5:21

21 The Kishon river swept them away.
⇔ An ancient river that Kishon river.
⇔ March on with strength, my soul.

OET-RV JDG 5:22

22 Then the horses’ hooves struck.
⇔ His galloping stallions charging.

OET-RV JDG 5:23

⇔  23 ‘Curse that Meroz place,’ said Yahweh’s messenger.
⇔ ‘You shall certainly curse its inhabitants
⇔ because they didn’t come and help Yahweh—
⇔ to help Yahweh against the mighty ones.’

OET-RV JDG 5:24

⇔  24 Ya’el will be an honoured woman.
⇔ The wife of Hever the Keyni.
⇔ She deserves the most praise out of all women who live in tents.

OET-RV JDG 5:25

25 He asked for water—she gave him milk,
⇔ Yogurt in a bowl suitable for the leading citizens.

OET-RV JDG 5:26

26 Her hands reached out for the tent peg,
⇔ and her right hand for the workman’s hammer.
⇔ She hammered Sisera—shattering his head—
⇔ shattering and piercing his temple.

OET-RV JDG 5:27

27 He bowed down between her feet—he fell—he lay down.
⇔ He bowed down between her feet—where he bowed down, there he fell—destroyed.

OET-RV JDG 5:28

⇔  28 Sisera’s mother looked out the window.
⇔ She peered through the lattice, crying out,
⇔ ‘Why is his chariot so slow to return?
⇔ Why are the hoofbeats of his chariots delayed?’

OET-RV JDG 5:29

29 Her wise ladies answered her.
⇔ Indeed, she keeps telling herself

OET-RV JDG 5:30

30 ‘Won’t they be gathering and dividing the plunder?
⇔ A woman or two for each warrior to bear children.
⇔ Finding some colourful material for Sisera.
⇔ Taking some embroidered fabrics.
⇔ Dyed scarves as plunder.’

OET-LV JDG 5:19