Judges 4:12

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,

American Standard Version (1901)

And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

Bible in Basic English

And word was given to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had gone up to Mount Tabor.

Free Bible Version

Sisera heard that Barak, son of Abinoam, had gone to Mount Tabor,

Geneva Bible 1599

Then they shewed Sisera, that Barak the sonne of Abinoam was gone vp to mout Tabor.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.

Translation for Translators

Someone told Sisera that Barak had gone up on Tabor Mountain with an army.

Unlocked Literal Bible

When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,

Noah Webster Bible

And they showed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to mount Tabor.

World English Bible

They told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor.

Young's Literal Translation

And they declare to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam hath gone up to mount Tabor,

Context

Deborah and Barak

¹¹Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.¹²When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,¹³he summoned all nine hundred of his iron chariots and all the men with him, from Harosheth-hagoyim to the River Kishon.

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Summary

This verse describes how Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, was informed that Barak, the leader of the Israelite army, had gone up to Mount Tabor. It sets the stage for the upcoming battle between the Israelites and the Canaanites, highlighting the strategic movements of the opposing forces. The mention of Mount Tabor signifies a significant location where the Israelites gathered for battle, showcasing the unfolding of God's plan for victory through the leadership of Barak and the courage of the Israelite army. This verse foreshadows the impending conflict and the divine intervention that will lead to the defeat of the Canaanites.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

As soon as Sisera received tidings of the march of Barak to Mount Tabor, he brought together all his chariots and all his men of war from Harosheth of the Goyim into the brook-valley of the Kishon. Then Deborah said to Barak, "Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath given Sisera into thy hand. Yea (הלא, nonne, as an expression indicating lively assurance), the Lord goeth out before thee," sc., to the battle, to smite the foe; whereupon Barak went down from Tabor with his 10,000 men to attack the enemy, according to Jdg 5:19, at Taanach by the water of Megiddo.