Judges 4:24

24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

Judges 4:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
ESV
24 And the hand of the people of Israel pressed harder and harder against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
NLT
24 And from that time on Israel became stronger and stronger against King Jabin until they finally destroyed him.
MSG
24 The People of Israel pressed harder and harder on Jabin king of Canaan until there was nothing left of him.
CSB
24 The power of the Israelites continued to increase against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

Judges 4:24 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 4:24

And the hand of the children of Israel, prospered and
prevailed against Jabin, the king of Canaan
They continued their wars with him, in which they were successful:

until they had destroyed Jabin, king of Canaan;
took him, and put him to death, and took his cities, and destroyed the inhabitants of them, and so acted more agreeably to the declared will of God, that they should not spare the Canaanites, but destroy them.

Judges 4:24 In-Context

22 Just then Barak came by in pursuit of Sisera, and Jael went out to meet him. “Come,” she said, “I will show you the man you’re looking for.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera with the tent peg through his temple—dead.
23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
24 And the hand of the Israelites pressed harder and harder against Jabin king of Canaan until they destroyed him.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 83:9; Psalms 106:43
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