Jueces 4:15

15 Y el SEÑOR quebrantó a Sísara, y a todos sus carros y a todo su ejército, a filo de espada delante de Barac; y Sísara descendió del carro, y huyó a pie

Jueces 4:15 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 4:15

And the Lord discomfited Sisera and all [his] chariots, and
all [his] host
Frightened them, as the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, or disturbed them with a noise and tumult, as the word signifies; with a noise in the heavens, which were in their ears, as Abarbinel observes, like the noise of a large army, as was the case of the Syrians, ( 2 Kings 7:6 ) ; and they saw, he says, horses and chariots of fire, and the like, which terrified them; and all this he supposes was done before Barak descended from the mountain, so that he had nothing to do when he came but to pursue and kill, whereby it plainly appeared it was the Lord's doing. Josephus ^F9 says there was a great tempest of rain and hail, and the wind blew the rain in their faces, which so blinded their eyes, that their slings and arrows were of no use to them; and they that bore armour were so benumbed, that they could not hold their swords. Something of this kind is intimated by Deborah in her song, ( Judges 5:20 ) ; and this was accompanied or followed by a slaughter

with the edge of the sword before Barak;
the fright and dread they were put into was increased by the appearance of Barak, who fell upon them in their confusion, and cut them to pieces:

so that Sisera lighted down off [his] chariot, and fled away on his
feet;
being very probably swift of foot; and besides thought it safest to quit his chariot, which in the confusion was in danger of being run against by others; as also he might judge he should not be so easily discerned who he was when on foot, as a common soldier, as in his splendid chariot; and this he might do in his fright, not considering his horses were swifter than he: thus Homer represents a Trojan warrior leaping out of his chariot to escape Diomedes, and another as doing the same to get clear of Achilles ^F11.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 5. sect. 1.) sect. 4.
F11 Vid. Iliad. 5. & 20.

Jueces 4:15 In-Context

13 Y reunió Sísara todos sus carros, novecientos carros herrados, con todo el pueblo que con él estaba, desde Haroset de los gentiles hasta el arroyo de Cisón

14 Entonces Débora dijo a Barac: Levántate; porque este es el día en que el SEÑOR ha de entregar a Sísara en tus manos. ¿No ha salido el SEÑOR delante de ti? Y Barac descendió del monte de Tabor, y diez mil hombres en pos de él

15 Y el SEÑOR quebrantó a Sísara, y a todos sus carros y a todo su ejército, a filo de espada delante de Barac; y Sísara descendió del carro, y huyó a pie

16 Mas Barac siguió a los carros y al ejército hasta Haroset de los gentiles, y todo el ejército de Sísara cayó a filo de espada hasta no quedar ni uno

17 Y Sísara se acogió a pie a la tienda de Jael mujer de Heber cineo; porque había paz entre Jabín rey de Hazor y la casa de Heber cineo