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Judges 4:13

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What does Judges 4:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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 Kishon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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 Kishon.
Judges 4:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
11Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the brother-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent as far as the oak in Zaanannim, which is by Kedesh.
12And they told Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor.
13And 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 Kishon.
14And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which Jehovah hath delivered Sisera into thy hand; is not Jehovah gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.
15And Jehovah discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; and Sisera alighted from his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
16But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword; there was not a man left.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, etc.] 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, (<070407>Judges 4:7); and which, the above writer says f90, 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…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“gathered: Heb. gathered by cry, or proclamation nine: Jdg 4:2, Jdg 4:3, Jdg 4:7 chariots of iron: Probably chariots armed with iron scythes, projecting from the axle on each side, by which the infantry might be easily cut down or thrown into confusion. The ancient Britons are said to have had such chariots. Judges 4:14”
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