Judges 4:13

Jdg 4:13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, [even] nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that [were] with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.

Ver. 13. Unto the river of Kishon.] "That ancient river," {Jdg 5:21} famous afterwards for the slaughter of the Baalites there. {1Ki 18:40}

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the river of Kishon--The plain on its bank was chosen as the battlefield by Sisera himself, who was unconsciously drawn thither for the ruin of his army.

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(13) All his chariots.—He saw at once that this very sudden revolt had assumed formidable proportions, and he would need all his forces to dislodge Barak from his strongly entrenched position on Tabor.

Harosheth of the Gentiles.—This is simply the name of the town Harosheth-haggoîm. (See Jdg_4:2.)

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13. Harosheth of the Gentiles] See on Jdg_4:2; of the Gentiles (goyim) perhaps on account of the non-Jewish population in the district, cf. Gìlîl hag-goyim, ‘the Circle’ or ‘District of the Gentiles’ in N. Palestine, Isa_9:1.

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And Sisera gathered together all his chariots,.... Or "therefore" he gathered them together, which might lie some in one place, and some in another, for the better quartering of the men that belonged to them:

even nine hundred chariots of iron; and which, as before observed, are magnified by Josephus, and made to be three thousand:

and all the people that were with him; his soldiers, Jabin's army, of which he was captain, and are called a multitude, Jdg 4:7; and which, the above writer says (h), consisted of three hundred thousand foot, and ten thousand horse, besides the iron chariots: these he collected together, and brought with him:

from Harosheth of the Gentiles; the place where he resided with his army, Jdg 4:2,

unto the river of Kishon; which was near Mount Tabor, the rendezvous of Barak and his men, see Jdg 4:6.

(h) Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 5. sect. 1.)

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Cison. Part of this torrent falls into the Mediterranean, and part into the sea of Tiberias. It rises from Mount Thabor, (which is about two hour’s walk, south-west of Nazareth) and from Gelboa, &c. (Menochius) --- Here Sisara displayed his immense army, if we may credit Josephus, Jonathan, &c. But the Scripture only specifies 900 chariots of iron. (Calmet) --- Whence, however, we may conclude that his horse and foot would be very formidable. Yet all were presently routed by the small company of Barac, who had God for his leader, ver. 14. (Haydock)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

Unto the river (or brook) of Kishon, now the Nahr Mukutta. In the plain of Esdraelon, through which the Kishon flowed into the Mediterranean, there would be room for all his chariots to come into action.

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gathered

gathered by cry, or, proclamation.

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From Charoshes Hagoyim to Kishon stream. He mobilized them to proceed to the stream of Kishon from Charoshes Hagoyim where he was stationed.

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From Haroshet-hagoyim: We explained this above (Radak on Judges 4:2).

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