Jueces 4:17

17 Pero Sísara huyó a pie a la tienda de Jael, mujer de Heber ceneo; porque había paz entre Jabín, rey de Hazor, y la casa de Heber ceneo.

Jueces 4:17 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 4:17

Howbeit, Sisera fled away on his feet
Got off, and made his escape

to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite;
before spoken of, ( Judges 4:11 ) ; and he made to that, because he might think himself safer in a tent than in a town; and especially in the tent of a woman, where he might imagine no search would be made; for women of note, in those times, had separate tents, see ( Genesis 24:67 ) ; and the rather he made his escape hither for a reason that follows:

for [there was] peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of
Heber the Kenite;
which Jabin might the more readily come into, because these were not Israelites, nor did they make any claim to the country, and lived only in tents, and attended their flocks, and were a quiet people, and not at all disposed to war; and it might be so ordered by the providence of God, as a rebuke to the Israelites for their sins, when those who were only proselytes kept close to the worship of God, and so enjoyed liberty, peace, and prosperity.

Jueces 4:17 In-Context

15 Y el SEÑOR derrotó a Sísara, con todos sus carros y todo su ejército, a filo de espada delante de Barac; y Sísara bajó de su carro, y huyó a pie.
16 Mas Barac persiguió los carros y el ejército hasta Haroset-goim, y todo el ejército de Sísara cayó a filo de espada; no quedó ni uno.
17 Pero Sísara huyó a pie a la tienda de Jael, mujer de Heber ceneo; porque había paz entre Jabín, rey de Hazor, y la casa de Heber ceneo.
18 Y Jael salió al encuentro de Sísara, y le dijo: Ven, señor mío, ven a mí; no temas. Y él fue hacia ella a la tienda, y ella le cubrió con una manta.
19 Y él le dijo: Te ruego que me des de beber un poco de agua, porque tengo sed. Y ella abrió un odre de leche y le dio de beber; entonces lo cubrió.
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