Judges 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 4:16 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fel..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 4:16 — KJV
“But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. a man: Heb. unto one”
— Judges 4:16 (KJV)
Judges 4:16 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 4:16
“And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:16: edge, sword, left
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. fell: Heb. rushed”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:16: fell, edge, sword
“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. together: Heb. by cry, or, proclamation”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:16: chariots, harosheth, gentiles
“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. men that...: or, every one drawing a sword”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:16: host, fell, sword
“And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:16: after, chariots, host
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