Judges 4:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 4:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 4:23 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 4:23 — KJV
“So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.”
— Judges 4:23 (KJV)
Judges 4:23 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 4:23
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:23: king, canaan, before
“Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. accept: Heb. smell abiding: Heb. cleaving”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:23: god, day, king
“So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. as they...: Heb. according to their will”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:23: subdued, king, canaan
“Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:23: god, day, king
“Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.”
Shares key themes with Judges 4:23: subdued, day, before
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