Judges 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 4:17 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 4:17 — KJV
“Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.”
— Judges 4:17 (KJV)
Judges 4:17 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 4:17
“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:17: away, feet, peace
“Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:17: tent, jael, wife
“But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:17: away, feet, king
“And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:17: sisera, jabin, king
“And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:17: sisera, fled, away
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