Judges 4:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 4:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 4:21 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 4:21 — KJV
“Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. and took: Heb. and put”
— Judges 4:21 (KJV)
Judges 4:21 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 4:21
“She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. with...: Heb. she hammered”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:21: nail, hammer, hand
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:21: then, took, hand
“And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:21: then, took, hand
“But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. struck...: Heb. doubled not his stroke”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:21: took, hand, smote
“And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. stretched forth: Heb. sent forth”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:21: took, hand, went
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